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Compare coach, train and flight for Paignton to Birmingham
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Paignton to Birmingham among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £23 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 48m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £23, while a train costs an average of £35.
Distance: 255 km
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How to get to Birmingham from Paignton by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Paignton to Birmingham is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
23:057h35Paignton6:40Birmingham£351One-way0 changes
Cheapest
23:057h35Paignton6:40Birmingham£351One-way0 changes
Fastest
8:305h30Paignton14:00Birmingham£361One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Paignton to Birmingham:
A coach is £12 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Paignton to Birmingham costing on average £35.
A coach is £276 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Paignton to Birmingham costing on average £299.
Other travel options to Birmingham take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 30m.
Flight takes on average 11h 5m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Paignton and Birmingham as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Paignton station (PGN) and arrive in Birmingham New Street (BHM).
- Coaches mostly depart from Paignton, Bus Station and arrive in Birmingham, Coach Station.
- Flights mostly depart from Newquay Cornwall Airport and arrive in Birmingham International Airport.
- Travel with National Express to go to Birmingham by coach.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Birmingham by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with National Express.
- 1 direct trains per day with Cross Country.
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