There are 8 ways to get from London to Penzance by train, bus, night 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 6 min
$160 - $290
Cheapest option
Bus • 8 h 20 min
$24 - $30
6 alternative options
Night bus • 10 h 38 min
$40 - $71
Drive • 5 h 1 min
$60 - $90
Fly London Gatwick to Newquay, night bus • 5 h 54 min
$64 - $208
Fly London City to Exeter, train • 7 h 31 min
$123 - $399
Train to Birmingham, fly to Newquay, night bus • 6 h 39 min
$136 - $419
Fly London Stansted to Newquay, night bus • 6 h 16 min
$128 - $488
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Penzance is to bus which costs £19 - £24 and takes 8 h 20 min.
The quickest way to get from London to Penzance is to drive which costs £45 - £70 and takes 5 h 1 min.
The distance between London and Penzance is 256 miles. The road distance is 286.4 miles.
The train from London Paddington to Penzance takes 5 h 6 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from London Victoria and arriving at Penzance. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 h 20 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from London Paddington and arriving at Penzance. Services depart every four hours. The journey takes approximately 5 h 6 min.
The nearest airport to Penzance is Land's End (LEQ) Airport which is 5.9 miles away. Other nearby airports include Newquay (NQY) (32.9 miles), Scilly Isles (ISC) (36.7 miles), Guernsey (GCI) (140.3 miles) and Bristol (BRS) (152.3 miles).
- Distance: 256.4 miles
- Duration: 5 h 6 min
What companies run services between London, England and Penzance, England?
Great Western Railway operates a train from London to Penzance every 4 hours. Tickets cost $160 - $290 and the journey takes 5 h 6 min. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from London to Penzance 4 times a day. Tickets cost $24 - $30 and the journey takes 8 h 20 min.
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $270
Flights from London City to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $440
Flights from Birmingham to Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
Flights from London Stansted to Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $450
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160 - $290
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $80 - $130
- Advanced Single
- $80 - $120
- Anytime Day Single
- $160 - $290
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $130
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $35 - $55
- Advanced Single
- $35 - $55
- Anytime Day Single
- $65 - $130
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $95
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $40 - $60
- Anytime Single
- $60 - $95
- Off-Peak Single
- $55 - $85
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $60 - $95
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $35 - $60
- Anytime Day Single
- $60 - $95
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- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24 - $30
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Night bus from Newquay to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Night bus from Belgravia, Victoria Coach Station to Tremough, Penryn Campus Falmouth Univ
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $70
- Book at
- uk.megabus.com
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