There are 9 ways to get from Penzance to Wick by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Penzance to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus X99
19h 39m£257–457Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane BRS - WIC
22h 40m£63–307Bus
- Take the bus from Penzance Bus Station to Bristol Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus X99
23h 5m£67–140Drive 795.2 mi
- Drive from Penzance to Wickcar 795.2 mi
14h 1m£192–277Bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Penzance Bus Station to Newquay Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane NQY - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus
15h 7m£156–441Train, bus via Crewe
- Take the train from Penzance to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus X99
22h 23m£254–313Bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Take the bus from Penzance Bus Station to Newquay Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane NQY - WIC
23h 32m£206–758Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus
12h 40m£81–330Bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Penzance Bus Station to Newquay Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NQY - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus
15h 52m£145–396
Penzance to Wick by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penzance to Wick is to bus which costs £65 - £140 and takes 23h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Penzance to Wick is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 40m and costs £80 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Penzance station to Wick. However, there are services departing from Penzance Bus Station and arriving at Town Hall via Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
The distance between Penzance and Wick is 931 miles. The road distance is 799.8 miles.
The best way to get from Penzance to Wick without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 39m and costs £250 - £460.
It takes approximately 19h 39m to get from Penzance to Wick, including transfers.
Penzance to Wick bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Penzance Bus Station.
Penzance to Wick bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bristol Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Penzance to Wick is 800 miles. It takes approximately 14h 1m to drive from Penzance to Wick.
There are 178+ hotels available in Wick.
What companies run services between Penzance, England and Wick, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Penzance Bus Station to Town Hall via Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 23h 5m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Manchester, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Geneva, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Dublin, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Train from Penzance to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £210–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Penzance to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £129–134
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Penzance Bus Station to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Penzance Bus Station to Newquay Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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