There are 8 ways to get from Holyhead to Bude by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus 6
10h 1m£148–244Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane DUB - NQY
- Take the bus from Trelawney Parc to The Strandbus
11h 24m£35–257Train, bus via Chester
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Exeterbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Railway Stationbus 66
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus 6
15h 9m£59–105Drive 314.9 mi
- Drive from Holyhead to Budecar 314.9 mi
6h 50m£78–112Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, bus
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane MAN - NQY
- Take the bus from Trelawney Parc to The Strandbus
9h 40m£100–300Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Holyhead to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus 6
11h 58m£152–274Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Exeter, bus
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Exeter (EXT)plane MAN - EXT
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus
9h 38m£133–306Train to Liverpool, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, bus
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LPL - NQY
- Take the bus from Trelawney Parc to The Strandbus
12h 10m£97–405
Holyhead to Bude by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Holyhead to Bude is to train and bus via Chester which costs £55 - £110 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Holyhead to Bude is to drive which takes 6h 50m and costs £75 - £120.
The distance between Holyhead and Bude is 379 miles. The road distance is 316.7 miles.
The best way to get from Holyhead to Bude without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 1m and costs £140 - £250.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Holyhead to Bude, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Holyhead to Bude is 317 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Holyhead to Bude.
There are 1230+ hotels available in Bude.
What companies run services between Holyhead, Wales and Bude, England?
There is no direct connection from Holyhead to Bude. However, you can take the train to Stafford, take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Exeter St Davids, take the train to Okehampton, walk to Railway Station, then take the bus to The Strand. Alternatively, you can take a train from Holyhead to The Strand via Chester, Railway Station, Chester Bus Interchange, Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway, Exeter, Bus Station, and Railway Station in around 15h 9m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–160
Flights from Liverpool to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Liverpool to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Isle Of Man, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Liverpool to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Bus from Railway Station to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/south-west
Bus from Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/south-west
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01392 872900
- info@dartline-coaches.co.uk
- Website
- dartline.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.dartline.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- ask@gocornwallbus.co.uk
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from Trelawney Parc to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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