How to travel from Plymouth to London

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Travel Information to London from Plymouth

Distance308 km
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range€16 - €55
Cheapest modeCoach • €16 • 5 h 35 min
Fastest modeFlight • €22 • 1 h 10 min
Popular travel companiesNational Express, Eastern Airways or Great Western Rail

Take a train, coach or flight to travel 308 km to London from Plymouth. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are National Express, Eastern Airways or Great Western Rail among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Plymouth to London.

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from Plymouth to London

How to get from Plymouth to London by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Plymouth to London is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus
11:15AM5h45
Plymouth, Coach Station
05:00PMLondon, Hammersmith Broadway (Irish Cultural Centre)
301One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
03:55PM5h55
Plymouth, Coach Station
09:50PMLondon, Hammersmith Broadway (Irish Cultural Centre)
291One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

CrossCountryC23667+Great Western RailG06819
09:27AM3h42
Plymouth station (PLY)
01:09PMLondon Paddington (PAD)
971One-way
1 transfer

Other options

Great Western RailV37442
09:14AM3h45
Plymouth station (PLY)
12:59PMLondon Paddington (PAD)
971One-way
0 transfers
Great Western RailV45112
10:14AM3h43
Plymouth station (PLY)
01:57PMLondon Paddington (PAD)
971One-way
0 transfers
Great Western RailV37443
08:14AM3h46
Plymouth station (PLY)
12:00PMLondon Paddington (PAD)
971One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
11:15AM6h15
Plymouth, Coach Station
05:30PMLondon, Victoria Coach Station
301One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
08:10AM5h50
Plymouth, Coach Station
02:00PMLondon, Hammersmith Broadway (Irish Cultural Centre)
401One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
03:55PM6h20
Plymouth, Coach Station
10:15PMLondon, Victoria Coach Station
291One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Plymouth to London

Travel to London easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Plymouth to London.

FAQs

There are 3 travel options from Plymouth to London: train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Plymouth to London is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of €16 compared to other travel options to London:

A coach is €6 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €22 from Plymouth to London.

A coach is €39 less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from Plymouth to London costing on average €55.

The fastest way to get to London from Plymouth is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 10 min.

Other travel options to London take longer:

Coach takes on average 5 h 35 min.

Getting to London by train takes 3 h 8 min on average.

The distance between Plymouth and London is around 308 km.

The average frequency per day from Plymouth to London is:

  • Around 21 coaches per day.
  • 3 flights per day.
  • Around 7 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to London from Plymouth as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Plymouth to London:

  • Coaches mostly leave from Plymouth, Coach Station and tend to arrive in London, Victoria Coach Station.
  • Trains from Plymouth to London most often leave from Plymouth and arrive in London Euston.

The following travel companies offer services from Plymouth to London:

  • National Express, FlixBus or Megabus can take you to London by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Plymouth to London for €16.
  • Eastern Airways can get you to London by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Eastern Airways from Plymouth to London for €89 on Omio.
  • Great Western Rail, CrossCountry, South Western Railway or first_great_western can take you to London by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for South Western Railway from Plymouth to London for €55.

Yes, there are direct routes from Plymouth to London with the following travel companies:

  • You can find 8 direct coaches per day to take to London with National Express or FlixBus.
  • You can find 2 direct flights per day to London with Eastern Airways.
  • You'll find 4 direct trains a day to London with Great Western Rail or first_great_western.

Direct services to London tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Your journey from Plymouth to London doesn't have to end in London. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like Paris, Edinburgh, Manchester, Amsterdam or Brussels. If you’d like to add Paris, Edinburgh, Manchester, Amsterdam or Brussels to your Plymouth to London trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from London today!

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