There are 5 ways to get from Harwich to Bournemouth by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Manningtree to Stratford (London)train Norwich - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain London Waterloo - Weymouth / ...
4h 1m£78–188Drive 180.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Harwich to Bournemouthcar 180.2 mi
3h 43m£44–64Bus, train
- Take the bus from Osborne Street to Bus Stationbus 371 / ...
- Take the train from Shenfield to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Bournemouthbus
8h 42m£47–89Train to London City Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Manningtree to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane LCY - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
7h 32m£116–503Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manningtree to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane LGW - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
7h 13m£101–325
Harwich to Bournemouth by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harwich to Bournemouth is to drive which costs £40 - £65 and takes 3h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Harwich to Bournemouth is to drive which takes 3h 43m and costs £40 - £65.
No, there is no direct train from Harwich to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Harwich Town and arriving at Bournemouth via Manningtree, Stratford station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 1m.
The distance between Harwich and Bournemouth is 183 miles. The road distance is 181.3 miles.
The best way to get from Harwich to Bournemouth without a car is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs £75 - £190.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Harwich to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Harwich to Bournemouth train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Manningtree station.
Harwich to Bournemouth train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at Stratford (London) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Harwich to Bournemouth is 181 miles. It takes approximately 3h 43m to drive from Harwich to Bournemouth.
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What companies run services between Harwich, England and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a train from Harwich Town to Bournemouth via Manningtree, Stratford (London), Stratford station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 4h 1m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
Flights from London City Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from London City Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
Flights from London City Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London City Airport to Southampton Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Southampton Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Southampton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Southampton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Manningtree to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Manningtree to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Manningtree to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Shenfield to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- [email protected]
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Osborne Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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