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Compare train and coach for Plymouth to Basingstoke
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Plymouth to Basingstoke among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £34. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 25m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £34, and a train costs an average of £59.
Distance: 236 km
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£69 Average Price | £34 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 55m Average total duration Fastest 3h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 50m Average total duration 7h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Basingstoke from Plymouth by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Plymouth to Basingstoke is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
6:553h06Plymouth10:01Basingstoke£1771One-way1 change
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6:553h06Plymouth10:01Basingstoke£1771One-way1 change
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6:553h06Plymouth10:01Basingstoke£1771One-way1 change
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8:163h18Plymouth11:34Basingstoke£1771One-way1 change
16:153h18Plymouth19:33Basingstoke£1771One-way1 change
13:153h19Plymouth16:34Basingstoke£1771One-way1 change
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FAQs: Plymouth to Basingstoke
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This is compared to other travel options from Plymouth to Basingstoke:
A coach is £34 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Plymouth to Basingstoke costing on average £69.
Other travel options to Basingstoke take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 20m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Plymouth and Basingstoke as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Plymouth station (PLY) and arrive in Basingstoke station (BSK).
- Coaches mostly depart from Plymouth, Coach Station and arrive in Basingstoke, Alençon Link (Malls Shopping Centre - Stop Z).
- Travel with Great Western Railway, CrossCountry, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Basingstoke by train.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Basingstoke by coach.
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