There are 6 ways to get from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Plymouth by train, bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 5 h 45 min
$103 - $164
Cheapest option
Bus • 9 h 9 min
$25 - $32
4 alternative options
Train, bus • 7 h 15 min
$109 - $145
Drive • 4 h
$50 - $80
Train, train to Manchester, fly to Exeter • 7 h 54 min
$114 - $333
Train to Birmingham, fly to Newquay, train • 7 h 55 min
$137 - $473
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Plymouth is to bus which costs £19 - £25 and takes 9 h 9 min.
The quickest way to get from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Plymouth is to drive which costs £40 - £60 and takes 4 h.
The distance between East Midlands Airport (EMA) and Plymouth is 209 miles. The road distance is 244.5 miles.
It takes approximately 5 h 45 min to get from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Plymouth, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Plymouth station. However, there are services departing from East Midlands Airport, Coach Park (Arrivals) and arriving at Plymouth Coach Station, Armada Way via Loughborough. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9 h 9 min.
What companies run services between East Midlands Airport (EMA), England and Plymouth, England?
CrossCountry operates a train from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Plymouth every 2 hours. Tickets cost $100 - $160 and the journey takes 4 h 9 min. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Plymouth once daily. Tickets cost $22 - $28 and the journey takes 7 h 40 min.
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Manchester to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $290
Flights from Birmingham to Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $290
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Derby to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100 - $160
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $60 - $95
- Anytime Single
- $100 - $160
- Off-Peak Single
- $110 - $160
Train from Derby to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $95
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $40 - $60
- Anytime Single
- $60 - $95
- Off-Peak Single
- $55 - $85
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $24 - $40
- Anytime Single
- $30 - $55
- Off-Peak Single
- $20 - $30
Train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $60
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $27 - $40
- Anytime Single
- $35 - $60
- Off-Peak Single
- $26 - $40
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $24 - $40
- Anytime Single
- $35 - $55
- Off-Peak Single
- $21 - $35
Train from Newquay to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $27 - $45
- Anytime Single
- $40 - $60
- Off-Peak Single
- $27 - $40
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- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $8 - $12
- Off-Peak Single
- $16 - $26
- Anytime Day Single
- $17 - $25
- Anytime Single
- $24 - $35
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $14
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21 - $30
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $10 - $16
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $18 - $27
- Anytime Day Single
- $21 - $30
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 1 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27 - $50
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $17 - $26
- Advanced Single
- $18 - $26
- Anytime Day Single
- $27 - $50
Train from Newquay to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29 - $55
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $17 - $27
- Advanced Single
- $19 - $27
- Anytime Day Single
- $29 - $55
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bristol International Airport, Airport Terminal to Plymouth City Centre, Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Loughborough to Plymouth Coach Station, Armada Way
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22 - $28
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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