There are 11 ways to get from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Streettrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Hayletrain Edinburgh - Penzance / ...
9h 53m£189–295Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Foundry Squarebus 104
16h 12m£73–129Drive 449.6 mi
- Drive from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall)car 449.6 mi
7h 39m£112–162Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane EDI - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to St Erthtrain
7h 40m£104–307Train via Plymouth
- Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to St Erthtrain
10h 20m£192–300Train via Cardiff
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Redruthtrain
13h 44m£189–336Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane MAN - NQY
7h 51m£108–266Train to Newcastle, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane NCL - NQY
10h 6m£103–295Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)plane EDI - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to St Erthtrain
9h 29m£178–454Train to Newcastle, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Exeter (EXT)plane NCL - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to St Erthtrain
9h 19m£162–352Train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- 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 Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to St Erthtrain
10h 7m£133–287
Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) is to bus which costs £70 - £130 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) is to drive which takes 7h 39m and costs £110 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlisle station to St Ives (Cornwall). However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Harbour Hotel via Birmingham Coach Station and Foundry Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall). However, there are services departing from Carlisle and arriving at Hayle via Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 53m.
The distance between Carlisle and St Ives (Cornwall) is 487 miles. The road distance is 452.2 miles.
The best way to get from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) without a car is to train which takes 9h 53m and costs £180 - £300.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall), including transfers.
Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Carlisle station.
The best way to get from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) is to train which takes 9h 53m and costs £180 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £130 and takes 16h 12m.
What companies run services between Carlisle, England and St Ives (Cornwall), England?
You can take a train from Carlisle to Harbour Hotel via Birmingham New Street, Hayle, and Foundry Square in around 9h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Harbour Hotel via Birmingham Coach Station and Foundry Square in around 16h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Newcastle to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
Flights from Newcastle to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–75
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Newcastle to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Newcastle to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from Newcastle to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Hayle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Truro to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- 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 Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Truro to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–180
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Foundry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall) is 452 miles. It takes approximately 7h 39m to drive from Carlisle to St Ives (Cornwall).
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