There are 5 ways to get from Bridgwater to Swanage by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 40 bus
best- Take the train from Taunton to Castle Carytrain
- Take the train from Castle Cary to Upweytrain
- Take the bus from Wareham Station to Bus Stationbus 40
5h 36m£41–76Bus, line 376 bus, line 40 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Crispin Hallbus 375
- Take the bus from Crispin Hall to Bus Stationbus 376
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Car Parkbus Cr4
- Take the bus from Car Park to Market Placebus Cr4
- Take the bus from Market Place to Poole stationbus X8
- Take the bus from Poole station to Bus Stationbus 40
7h 56m£15–21Bus, train, line 40 bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Crispin Hallbus 375
- Take the bus from Crispin Hall to Castle Cary Stationbus 567
- Take the train from Castle Cary to Weymouthtrain
- Take the train from Weymouth to Warehamtrain
- Take the bus from Wareham Station to Bus Stationbus 40
6h 6m£33–58Drive 70.7 mi
- Drive from Bridgwater to Swanagecar 70.7 mi
1h 43m£18–26Bus, line 50 bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 035 / ...
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Mowlem Courtbus 50
7h 3m£38–62
Bridgwater to Swanage by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bridgwater to Swanage is to bus and line 376 bus and line 40 bus which costs £14 - £22 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Bridgwater to Swanage is to drive which takes 1h 43m and costs £17 - £26.
No, there is no direct bus from Bridgwater station to Swanage. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Mowlem Court via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Bournemouth Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Bridgwater and Swanage is 107 miles. The road distance is 71.1 miles.
The best way to get from Bridgwater to Swanage without a car is to train and line 40 bus which takes 5h 36m and costs £40 - £80.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Bridgwater to Swanage, including transfers.
Bridgwater to Swanage bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bridgwater to Swanage bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bridgwater to Swanage is 71 miles. It takes approximately 1h 43m to drive from Bridgwater to Swanage.
There are 2095+ hotels available in Swanage.
What companies run services between Bridgwater, England and Swanage, England?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Mowlem Court via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Bournemouth Station in around 7h 3m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Taunton to Castle Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Castle Cary to Upwey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Castle Cary to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Weymouth to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 1202 338420
- [email protected]
- Website
- More Bus
Bus from Wareham Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- More Bus
Bus from Wareham Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- More Bus
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Mowlem Court
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- More Bus
Bus from Market Place to Poole station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- More Bus
Bus from Poole station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- More Bus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
Bus from Bus Station to Crispin Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
Bus from Bus Station to Crispin Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
Bus from Crispin Hall to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
- Phone
- 01823 480 338
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hatch Green Coaches
Bus from Bus Station to Crispin Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hatch Green Coaches
Bus from Bus Station to Crispin Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hatch Green Coaches
- Phone
- +44 300 123 2224
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Crispin Hall to Castle Cary Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Somerset Council
- Phone
- 01935 475 872
- [email protected]
- Website
- South West Coaches
Bus from Crispin Hall to Castle Cary Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- South West Coaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- First Buses of Somerset
Bus from Bus Station to Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Buses of Somerset
Bus from Car Park to Market Place
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Buses of Somerset
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