There are 10 ways to get from Ipswich to Cockermouth by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ipswich to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakestrain
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to Cockermouthbus X5 / ...
6h 54m£133–206Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Stationbus 717 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Halston Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Main Streetbus 600
13h 2m£51–81Drive 308.8 mi
- Drive from Ipswich to Cockermouthcar 308.8 mi
5h 36m£77–111Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakestrain
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to Cockermouthbus
8h 30m£136–361Train
- Take the train from Ipswich to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Maryporttrain
8h 40m£133–207Train, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Ipswich to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Penrith North Lakestrain
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to Cockermouthbus X5 / ...
10h£132–203Bus via Milton Keynes
- Take the bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Stationbus 717 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 737
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Rail Stationbus 590
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to Cockermouthbus X5 / ...
14h 38m£54–97Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Maryporttrain
7h 59m£138–438Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Maryporttrain
8h 51m£126–375Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Maryporttrain
8h 20m£156–413
Ipswich to Cockermouth by train, foot, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ipswich to Cockermouth is to bus which costs £50 - £85 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ipswich to Cockermouth is to drive which takes 5h 36m and costs £75 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Ipswich to Cockermouth. However, there are services departing from Cardinal Park Cinema and arriving at Main Street via Coach Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Ipswich to Cockermouth. However, there are services departing from Ipswich and arriving at Maryport via Peterborough, Newcastle and Carlisle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Ipswich and Cockermouth is 384 miles. The road distance is 310.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ipswich to Cockermouth without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 54m and costs £130 - £210.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Ipswich to Cockermouth, including transfers.
Ipswich to Cockermouth bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Cardinal Park Cinema station.
Ipswich to Cockermouth train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Ipswich station.
The best way to get from Ipswich to Cockermouth is to bus which takes 13h 2m and costs £50 - £85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £130 - £210 and takes 8h 40m.
What companies run services between Ipswich, England and Cockermouth, Cumbria, England?
You can take a bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Main Street via Coach Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Halston Hotel, and Bus Station in around 13h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ipswich to Main Street via Peterborough, Newcastle, Carlisle, Maryport, and B&M Bargains in around 8h 40m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ipswich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ipswich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ipswich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Peterborough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Maryport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Maryport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Maryport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Maryport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Penrith Rail Station to Cockermouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Penrith Rail Station to Cockermouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Penrith Rail Station to Cockermouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Penrith Rail Station to Cockermouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Station to Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
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Booking & Getting There
Ipswich to Cockermouth bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coach Station.
Ipswich to Cockermouth train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at Peterborough station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ipswich to Cockermouth is 311 miles. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Ipswich to Cockermouth.
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