There are 4 ways to get from Poole to Minehead by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 28 bus
best- Take the train from Poole to Upweytrain
- Take the train from Upwey to Castle Carytrain
- Take the train from Castle Cary to Tauntontrain
- Take the bus from Little Meadow to The Paradebus 28
5h 40mDrive 87 mi
cheapest- Drive from Poole to Mineheadcar 87 mi
2h 8m£22–31Bus, train, line 28 bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Meeting House Lanebus X6
- Take the train from Westbury (Wilts) to Tauntontrain
- Take the bus from Little Meadow to The Paradebus 28
6h 41mTrain, bus, line 28 bus
- Take the train from Poole to Weymouthtrain
- Take the bus from Weymouth station to Bus Stationbus X53
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Trinity Squarebus X53 / ...
- Take the bus from Trinity Square to Waterstonesbus 30
- Take the bus from Castle Way to Little Meadowbus 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Little Meadow to The Paradebus 28
6h 59m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poole to Minehead is to drive which costs £21 - £35 and takes 2h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Poole to Minehead is to drive which takes 2h 8m and costs £21 - £35.
The distance between Poole and Minehead is 118 miles. The road distance is 87.6 miles.
The best way to get from Poole to Minehead without a car is to train and line 28 bus which takes 5h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Poole to Minehead, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Poole to Minehead is 88 miles. It takes approximately 2h 8m to drive from Poole to Minehead.
There are 642+ hotels available in Minehead.
What companies run services between Poole, England and Minehead, England?
There is no direct connection from Poole to Minehead. However, you can take the train to Upwey, take the train to Castle Cary, take the train to Taunton, walk to Taunton Rail Station Stop 1 South Side, take the line 28 bus to Little Meadow, then take the line 28 bus to The Parade. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to The Parade via Meeting House Lane, Railway Station Stop SA, Salisbury, Westbury (Wilts), Taunton, Taunton Rail Station Stop 1 South Side, and Little Meadow in around 6h 41m.
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to Upwey
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Upwey to Castle Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £21–26
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £28–40
Train from Castle Cary to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Westbury (Wilts) to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £26–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–50
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Little Meadow to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset/
Bus from Trinity Square to Waterstones
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset/
Bus from Castle Way to Little Meadow
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset/
- Phone
- +44 1202 338420
- enquiries@morebus.co.uk
- Website
- morebus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Meeting House Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.morebus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 602 0121
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Weymouth station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/wessex-dorset-south-somerset
Bus from Bus Station to Trinity Square
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/wessex-dorset-south-somerset
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