There are 6 ways to get from Durham to Penzance by plane or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane RDU - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
17h 8m£293–1,122Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RDU - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
22h£260–1,038Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Exeter (EXT)plane RDU - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Penzancetrain
18h 27m£306–1,167Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane RDU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
18h 59m£390–907Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane CLT - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
19h 5m£300–1,048Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane RDU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
20h 19m£350–990
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Penzance is to fly and train which costs £350 - £1,000 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Penzance is to fly and train which takes 17h 8m and costs £290 - £1,200.
The distance between Durham and Penzance is 3777 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Durham to Penzance, including transfers.
Penzance is 5h ahead of Durham. It is currently 6:37 PM in Durham and 11:37 PM in Penzance.
There are 2428+ hotels available in Penzance.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Penzance, England?
There is no direct connection from Durham to Penzance. However, you can take the line 700 bus to Regional Transit Center, take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY), walk to Newquay Airport, take the line 94 bus to Bus Station, take the bus to Railway Station, walk to Truro, then take the train to Penzance. Alternatively, you can take the line 700 bus to Regional Transit Center, take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU airport, fly to Exeter (EXT), walk to Exeter International Airport, take the bus to St Davids Station, walk to Exeter St Davids, then take the train to Penzance.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Montreal, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–10
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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