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Compare coach and train for Cheltenham to St Ives
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cheltenham to St Ives among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 50m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £18, and a train costs an average of £35.
Distance: 303 km
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£48 Average Price | £18 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 20m Average total duration Fastest 4h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 56m Average total duration 8h 26m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cheltenham to St Ives
How to get to St Ives from Cheltenham by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cheltenham to St Ives is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
7:295h29Cheltenham12:58St Ives£2481One-way3 changes
Cheapest
7:295h29Cheltenham12:58St Ives£2481One-way3 changes
Fastest
8:015h28Cheltenham13:29St Ives£2531One-way2 changes
Other options
11:525h36Cheltenham17:28St Ives£2531One-way2 changes
8:525h37Cheltenham14:29St Ives£2531One-way2 changes
10:525h37Cheltenham16:29St Ives£2531One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cheltenham to St Ives:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cheltenham to St Ives costing on average £48.
Other travel options to St Ives take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 26m.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cheltenham and St Ives as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Cheltenham, Royal Well Bus Station and arrive in St Erth, A30.
- Trains mostly depart from Cheltenham Spa (CNM) and arrive in St Ives station (SIV).
- Travel with National Express to go to St Ives by coach.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to St Ives by train.
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