There are 10 ways to get from Cornwall to Sussex by train, bus, car, plane, subway, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Par to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from London Victoria to Haywards Heathtrain London Victoria - Littlehampton / ...
6h 45m£157–291Drive 250.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cornwall to Sussexcar 250.5 mi
4h 45m£64–92Bus
- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 805
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
10h 25m£86–127Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NQY - LGW
4h 40m£169–416Train via Reading
- Take the train from St Austell to Readingtrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain Reading - Gatwick Airport
9h 37m£128–231Train via Exeter
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Lewestrain
10h 5m£114–228Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NQY - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Haywards Heathtrain
5h 49m£258–608Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Stansted Airport, subway, train, taxi
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NQY - STN
- Take the subway from Tottenham Hale Station to Victoria stationsubway
- Take the train from London Victoria to Haywards Heathtrain
- Take the taxi from Haywards Heath to Sussextaxi
3h 48m£175–438Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NQY - LCY
- Take the train from London Bridge to Haywards Heathtrain
6h 7m£408–807Train to Exeter, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Par to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EXT - LGW
7h 44m£169–402
Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to Sussex is to drive which costs £60 - £95 and takes 4h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Sussex is to fly and subway and train and taxi which takes 3h 48m and costs £170 - £440.
No, there is no direct bus from Cornwall to Sussex. However, there are services departing from Beam Villas and arriving at Whitewood Stores via Dennison Road Car Park, Heathrow Terminal 5 and Gatwick South Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Cornwall to Sussex. However, there are services departing from Luxulyan and arriving at Haywards Heath via Par, Paddington station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 45m.
The distance between Cornwall and Sussex is 313 miles. The road distance is 252 miles.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Sussex without a car is to train which takes 6h 45m and costs £150 - £300.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Cornwall to Sussex, including transfers.
Cornwall to Sussex bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dennison Road Car Park station.
Cornwall to Sussex train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Par station.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Sussex is to train which takes 6h 45m and costs £150 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £130 and takes 10h 25m, you could also fly, which costs £160 - £420 and takes 4h 40m.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Sussex, England?
You can take a train from Luxulyan to Sussex via Par, London Paddington, Paddington station, Victoria station, London Victoria, and Haywards Heath in around 6h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Beam Villas to Sussex via Mount Folly, Dennison Road Car Park, Heathrow Terminal 5, South Terminal Bus Station, Gatwick South Terminal, and Whitewood Stores in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–700
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–850
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–650
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Exeter to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Exeter to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Exeter to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–360
Flights from Exeter to London Gatwick Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Exeter to London Gatwick Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from St Austell to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Clapham Junction to Lewes
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Exeter St Davids to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25
- Website
- Thameslink
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Tottenham Hale Station to Victoria station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–21
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Estimated price
- £35–50
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- Phone
- +44 1444 41 41 41
Dial 4 Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1444 363 363
- Website
- dial4taxis.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
Cornwall to Sussex bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Cornwall to Sussex train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cornwall to Sussex is 252 miles. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Cornwall to Sussex.
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