There are 7 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Reading RailAirRa1
- Take the train from Reading to PlymouthLondon Paddington - Plymouth / ...
4h 27m£68–203Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station504 / ...
4h 39m£14–60Drive 200.9 mi
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth200.9 mi
3h 31m£51–73Fly London Heathrow Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Exeter (EXT)LHR - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
5h 23m£149–456Train
- Take the train from Woking to Exeter St DavidsLondon Waterloo - Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to PlymouthEdinburgh - Plymouth / ...
5h 58m£66–153Fly London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)LHR - NQY
- Take the bus from Newquay Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station
6h 35m£136–405Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Exeter (EXT)LGW - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
6h 58m£134–352
Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth is to bus which costs £14 - £60 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth is to drive which takes 3h 31m and costs £50 - £75.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Heathrow Central Bus Station station and arriving at Plymouth Coach Station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 35m.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 3 and Plymouth is 220 miles. The road distance is 202.1 miles.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth without a car is to bus and train which takes 4h 27m and costs £65 - £210.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth, including transfers.
Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Heathrow Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth is to bus which takes 4h 39m and costs £14 - £60. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £65 - £160 and takes 5h 58m.
Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Plymouth Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth is 202 miles. It takes approximately 3h 31m to drive from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 3, England and Plymouth, England?
National Express operates a bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station every 2 hours. Tickets cost £30–60 and the journey takes 4h 35m. FlixBus also services this route every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Plymouth via Woking Railway Station Southside, Woking, and Exeter St Davids in around 5h 58m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–370
- Website
- blueislands.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–350
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–320
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Woking to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newquay Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newquay Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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