There are 4 ways to get from Axminster to Dorset by bus, car, taxi, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Coombe Lane to Bus StationX51 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to South StationX51
3h 32mDrive 32.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Axminster to Dorset32.7 mi
46 min£8–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from Axminster to Dorset32.7 mi
46 min£70–85Train, taxi
- Take the train from Axminster to Yeovil JunctionExeter St Davids - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the taxi from Yeovil Junction to Dorset
53 min£70–92
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Axminster to Dorset is to drive which costs £8 - £12 and takes 46 min.
The fastest way to get from Axminster to Dorset is to drive which takes 46 min and costs £8 - £12.
No, there is no direct bus from Axminster to Dorset. However, there are services departing from Coombe Lane and arriving at Dorchester Road Traffic Lights via Bus Station and South Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 32m.
The distance between Axminster and Dorset is 37 miles. The road distance is 32.9 miles.
The best way to get from Axminster to Dorset without a car is to bus which takes 3h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Axminster to Dorset, including transfers.
Axminster to Dorset bus services, operated by First in Wessex Dorset & South Somerset, depart from Coombe Lane station.
Axminster to Dorset bus services, operated by First in Wessex Dorset & South Somerset, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Axminster to Dorset is 33 miles. It takes approximately 46 min to drive from Axminster to Dorset.
There are 1430+ hotels available in Dorset.
What companies run services between Axminster, England and Dorset, England?
You can take a bus from Coombe Lane to Dorchester Road Traffic Lights via Bus Station and South Station in around 3h 32m.
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Axminster to Yeovil Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 602 0121
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Coombe Lane to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/wessex-dorset-south-somerset
Bus from Bus Station to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/wessex-dorset-south-somerset
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- £65–85
Station Taxis Axminster
- Phone
- +44 1297 34424
- Website
- stationtaxisaxminster.co.uk
Axminster Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1297 34000
- Website
- axminster-taxis.co.uk
Axminster Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1297 33055
- Website
- axminstercabs.co.uk
Yeovil Taxis A2Z
- Phone
- +44 7484 098 722
- Website
- a2ztaxis.co.uk
Yeovil Radio Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1935 426 666
- Website
- yeovilradiocabs.co.uk
Steve's Taxi Service
- Phone
- +44 7846 198 866
00 Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1935 700 000
- Website
- 00cabsyeovil.co.uk
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