How to get to Bournemouth from Barnstaple

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Travel Information between Barnstaple and Bournemouth

Distance97 miles
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range£33 - £67
Cheapest modeCoach • £33 • 9 h 35 min
Fastest modeTrain • £67 • 5 h 27 min
Popular travel companiesNational Express or Great Western Rail

Take a train or coach to travel 97 miles to Bournemouth from Barnstaple. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are National Express or Great Western Rail among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Barnstaple to Bournemouth.

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from Barnstaple to Bournemouth

How to get to Bournemouth from Barnstaple by train, bus, flight or ferry.

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The best way to travel from Barnstaple to Bournemouth is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

National Express
07:4010h20
Barnstaple
18:00Bournemouth
£751One-way
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Cheapest

National Express
07:4010h20
Barnstaple
18:00Bournemouth
£751One-way
0 changes

Fastest

National Express
07:4010h20
Barnstaple
18:00Bournemouth
£751One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Barnstaple to Bournemouth

Travel to Bournemouth easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Barnstaple to Bournemouth.

FAQs

There are 2 ways to get from Barnstaple to Bournemouth: train or coach.

The cheapest way to go to Bournemouth from Barnstaple is by taking a coach, which costs on average £33.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Barnstaple to Bournemouth:

A coach is £34 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Barnstaple to Bournemouth costing on average £67.

The fastest way from Barnstaple to Bournemouth is by train with an average journey time of 5 h 27 min.

There are alternative travel options to Bournemouth that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 9 h 35 min of travel time.

The Barnstaple to Bournemouth distance is approximately 97 miles.

The average frequency per day from Barnstaple to Bournemouth is:

  • 3 coaches per day.
  • 7 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Bournemouth from Barnstaple as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Barnstaple to Bournemouth:

    The following travel companies offer services from Barnstaple to Bournemouth:

    • National Express can take you to Bournemouth by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for National Express from Barnstaple to Bournemouth for £33.
    • Great Western Rail or first_great_western can get you to Bournemouth by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Great Western Rail from Barnstaple to Bournemouth for £67 on Omio.

    Yes, there are direct routes from Barnstaple to Bournemouth with the following travel companies:

    • You can travel directly by coach with.
    • You can travel directly by train with.

    Direct services to Bournemouth tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.

    Many of our customers travelling from Barnstaple to Bournemouth don't make Bournemouth their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are London, Southampton, Manchester, London Victoria or Edinburgh, either of which you could add to your Barnstaple and Bournemouth trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Bournemouth to any of these top destinations today!

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