There are 9 ways to get from Carlisle to Bude by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus 6
11h 12m£152–241Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bampfylde Streetbus 104 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Tenby Housebus 66
- Take the bus from West Street to The Strandbus 6
14h 40m£65–107Drive 389.9 mi
- Drive from Carlisle to Budecar 389.9 mi
6h 46m£97–139Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane MAN - NQY
- Take the bus from Trelawney Parc to The Strandbus
8h 44m£94–248Train, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus 6
12h 59m£148–255Train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus
9h 42m£96–207Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus
9h 33m£114–259Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus
9h 14m£98–250Train to Newcastle, fly to Exeter, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Exeter (EXT)plane NCL - EXT
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Strandbus
8h 59m£119–277
Carlisle to Bude by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Carlisle to Bude is to bus which costs £65 - £110 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Carlisle to Bude is to drive which takes 6h 46m and costs £95 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlisle station to Bude. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at The Strand via Birmingham Coach Station, Bus Station and West Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
The distance between Carlisle and Bude is 426 miles. The road distance is 392.2 miles.
The best way to get from Carlisle to Bude without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 12m and costs £150 - £250.
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Carlisle to Bude, including transfers.
Carlisle to Bude bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Carlisle to Bude bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carlisle to Bude is 392 miles. It takes approximately 6h 46m to drive from Carlisle to Bude.
There are 1297+ hotels available in Bude.
What companies run services between Carlisle, England and Bude, England?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to The Strand via Birmingham Coach Station, Bampfylde Street, Bus Station, Tenby House, and West Street in around 14h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Newcastle to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from Railway Station to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from West Street to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from Railway Station to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from Railway Station to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from Railway Station to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from Railway Station to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from Railway Station to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01392 872900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dartline Coaches
Bus from Bus Station to Tenby House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Dartline Coaches
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
Bus from Trelawney Parc to The Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
- Single
- £3
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