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4.6Travel optionsfrom Southend-on-Sea to Plymouth
How to get to Plymouth from Southend-on-Sea by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Southend-on-Sea to Plymouth is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Y652419:055h06Southend Central (SOC)14:11Plymouth station (PLY)£791One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- C37128+C00796+Y652419:055h06Southend Central (SOC)14:11Plymouth station (PLY)£791One-way2 changes
Fastest
RK 922816:301h10London Stansted Airport17:40Newquay Cornwall Airport£2931One-way0 changes
Other options
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Metro from Limehouse to Shadwell8:055h06Southend Central (SOC)13:11Plymouth station (PLY)£791One-way4 changes 
Tube from London Fenchurch Street to Whitechapel+C37228+C00167+Y650658:055h06Southend Central (SOC)13:11Plymouth station (PLY)£791One-way3 changes- Tube from London Fenchurch Street to London Paddington+C00796+Y650788:225h49Southend Central (SOC)14:11Plymouth station (PLY)£791One-way2 changes
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BA40857:359h55London Heathrow Airport17:30Exeter International Airport£2961One-way1 change- BA1438+BA40737:506h05London Heathrow Airport13:55Exeter International Airport£4621One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Southend-on-Sea to Plymouth:
A train is £95 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Southend-on-Sea to Plymouth costing on average £168.
Other travel options to Plymouth take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 22m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Southend-on-Sea and Plymouth as scheduled services by train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from London Gatwick Airport and arrive in Newquay Cornwall Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Southend Victoria (SOV) and arrive in Plymouth station (PLY).
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia to go to Plymouth by train.
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