There are 11 ways to get from Cockermouth to Bournemouth by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Stafford
best- Take the bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Stationbus X5 / ...
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Bournemouthtrain
9h 14m£135–217Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Stationbus X5 / ...
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 590
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 802
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Bournemouth Stationbus 035 / ...
11h 37m£59–104Drive 328.7 mi
- Drive from Cockermouth to Bournemouthcar 328.7 mi
6h 6m£81–117Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Maryport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NCL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
7h 35m£124–276Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Stationbus X5 / ...
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouthtrain
9h 36m£143–223Train
- Take the train from Maryport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouthtrain
11h 1m£154–246Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Windermere to Manchester Piccadillytrain Windermere - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouthtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth
11h 9m£142–226Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Maryport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
6h 58m£81–271Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Maryport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
8h 14m£135–286Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Maryport to Carlisletrain
- 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 Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
9h 59m£101–226Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bournemouth Airport
- Take the train from Maryport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane EDI - BOH
8h 32m£74–234
Cockermouth to Bournemouth by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cockermouth to Bournemouth is to bus which costs £55 - £110 and takes 11h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cockermouth to Bournemouth is to drive which takes 6h 6m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Cockermouth to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Cockermouth and arriving at Bournemouth Station via Rail Station, Manchester Central Coach Station and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Cockermouth to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Maryport and arriving at Bournemouth via Carlisle and Wolverhampton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
The distance between Cockermouth and Bournemouth is 381 miles. The road distance is 330.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cockermouth to Bournemouth without a car is to bus and train via Stafford which takes 9h 14m and costs £130 - £220.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Cockermouth to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Cockermouth to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Stagecoach West, depart from Cockermouth station.
Cockermouth to Bournemouth train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Maryport station.
The best way to get from Cockermouth to Bournemouth is to bus which takes 11h 37m and costs £55 - £110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £150 - £250 and takes 11h 1m.
What companies run services between Cockermouth, Cumbria, England and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a bus from Cockermouth to Bournemouth Station via Rail Station, Manchester Central Coach Station, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 11h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Main Street to Bournemouth via Trinity Baptist church, Maryport, Carlisle, and Wolverhampton in around 11h 1m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- 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 Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Maryport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- 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 Maryport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Windermere to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Maryport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Maryport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Maryport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- 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 Maryport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Cockermouth to Penrith Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Rail Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- National Express
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Cockermouth to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Stagecoach West, arrive at Penrith Rail Station.
Cockermouth to Bournemouth train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Carlisle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cockermouth to Bournemouth is 331 miles. It takes approximately 6h 6m to drive from Cockermouth to Bournemouth.
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