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Compare coach and train for Loughborough to Bournemouth
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Loughborough to Bournemouth among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £21. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 10m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £21, and a train costs an average of £19.
Distance: 232 km
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£71 Average Price | £28 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 40m Average total duration Fastest 4h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 26m Average total duration 5h 56m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Loughborough to Bournemouth
How to get to Bournemouth from Loughborough by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Loughborough to Bournemouth is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
NX440 · NX03518:156h45Loughborough, University1:00Bournemouth, Coach Station£301One-way1 change
Cheapest
NX440 · NX03518:156h45Loughborough, University1:00Bournemouth, Coach Station£301One-way1 change
Fastest
C21675+
L80102+
Tube from London St Pancras International to London Waterloo8:204h00Loughborough station (LBO)12:20Bournemouth station (BMH)£1211One-way2 changes
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W11283+
G010058:204h57Loughborough station (LBO)13:17Bournemouth station (BMH)£951One-way3 changes
C21197 · W70775+
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Tube from London St Pancras International to London Waterloo8:564h26Loughborough station (LBO)13:22Bournemouth station (BMH)£1011One-way3 changes
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G00956+
W11291+
G010099:324h41Loughborough station (LBO)14:13Bournemouth station (BMH)£1661One-way3 changes
NX440 · NX03515:407h40Loughborough, University23:20Bournemouth, Coach Station£301One-way1 change
NX440 · NX03518:206h40Loughborough, The Rushes1:00Bournemouth, Coach Station£311One-way1 change
NX440 · NX03515:457h35Loughborough, The Rushes23:20Bournemouth, Coach Station£311One-way1 change
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FAQs: Loughborough to Bournemouth
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This is compared to other travel options from Loughborough to Bournemouth:
A coach is £44 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Loughborough to Bournemouth costing on average £71.
Other travel options to Bournemouth take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 56m.
- Around 15 coaches per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Loughborough and Bournemouth as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Loughborough station (LBO) and arrive in Bournemouth station (BMH).
- Coaches mostly depart from Loughborough, The Rushes and arrive in Bournemouth, Coach Station.
- Travel with CrossCountry, South Western Railway to go to Bournemouth by train.
- Travel with National Express, Megabus, Kinchbus to go to Bournemouth by coach.
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