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Compare train and coach for Basingstoke to Plymouth
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basingstoke to Plymouth among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £35. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 24m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £35, and a train costs an average of £76.
Distance: 236 km
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£76 Average Price | £35 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 54m Average total duration Fastest 3h 24m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 55m Average total duration 7h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Plymouth from Basingstoke by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Basingstoke to Plymouth is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Basingstoke to Plymouth:
A coach is £41 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basingstoke to Plymouth costing on average £76.
Other travel options to Plymouth take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 15m.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basingstoke and Plymouth as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Basingstoke station (BSK) and arrive in Plymouth station (PLY).
- Coaches mostly depart from Basingstoke, Alençon Link (Malls Shopping Centre - Stop Z) and arrive in Plymouth, Coach Station.
- Travel with National Express to go to Plymouth by coach.
- Travel with Great Western Rail, South Western Railway, Cross Country, first_great_western to go to Plymouth by train.
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