Travel optionsfrom Bedford to Plymouth
How to get to Plymouth from Bedford by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bedford to Plymouth is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
10:324h23Bedford14:55Plymouth£2381One-way2 changes
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10:324h23Bedford14:55Plymouth£2381One-way2 changes
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10:324h23Bedford14:55Plymouth£2381One-way2 changes
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8:324h32Bedford13:04Plymouth£2381One-way2 changes
6:334h37Bedford11:10Plymouth£2381One-way2 changes
16:324h40Bedford21:12Plymouth£2381One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Bedford to Plymouth:
A flight is £38 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Bedford to Plymouth costing on average £57.
A flight is £58 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bedford to Plymouth costing on average £77.
Other travel options to Plymouth take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 26m.
Coach takes on average 8h 45m.
- Around 17 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bedford and Plymouth as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from London Gatwick Airport and arrive in Newquay Cornwall Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bedford, Bus Station and arrive in Plymouth, Coach Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Bedford station (BDM) and arrive in Plymouth station (PLY).
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Thameslink to go to Plymouth by train.
- Travel with Stagecoach East to go to Plymouth by coach.
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