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Compare train and coach for Barnstaple to Bournemouth
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Barnstaple to Bournemouth among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £63. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 41m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £63, and a train costs an average of £66.
Distance: 158 km
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4h 11m Average total duration Fastest 3h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 20m Average total duration 8h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Barnstaple to Bournemouth
How to get to Bournemouth from Barnstaple by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Barnstaple to Bournemouth is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
9:355h26Barnstaple15:01Bournemouth£1711One-way3 changes
Cheapest
9:355h26Barnstaple15:01Bournemouth£1711One-way3 changes
Fastest
8:354h40Barnstaple13:15Bournemouth£2521One-way2 changes
Other options
7:225h39Barnstaple13:01Bournemouth£1711One-way3 changes
6:254h47Barnstaple11:12Bournemouth£2521One-way2 changes
9:355h37Barnstaple15:12Bournemouth£2521One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Barnstaple to Bournemouth:
A coach is £3 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Barnstaple to Bournemouth costing on average £66.
Other travel options to Bournemouth take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 50m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Barnstaple and Bournemouth as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Barnstaple, Silver Street (Bus Station) and arrive in Bournemouth, Coach Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Barnstaple station (BNP) and arrive in Bournemouth station (BMH).
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Bournemouth by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Bournemouth by coach.
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