There are 12 ways to get from Ponferrada to Bristol by train, towncar, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
best- Take the train from Ponferrada to Ourensetrain
- Take a town car from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OPO - BRS
10h 57m£273–396Train, train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MAD - BRS
9h 26m£81–218Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ponferrada to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Bristolcar
26h 21m£167–715Train, bus
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Alv
- Take the bus from Vitoria to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
27h 42m£245–431Train, bus to Asturias Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Oviedotrain
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]bus
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OVD - BRS
11h 33m£91–203Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SCQ - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
11h 38m£123–333Train to León Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Fly from León Airport (LEN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LEN - BRS
14h 50m£111–423Train, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Ourensetrain
- Take a town car from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane OPO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
13h 44m£317–498Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Palenciatrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Palencia to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
30h 38m£189–769Bus
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Leonbus
- Take the bus from Leon to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 040 / ...
32h 40m£133–228Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Palenciatrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Palencia to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
41h 37m£293–358Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Leonbus
- Take the bus from Leon to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
42h 57m£264–310
Ponferrada to Bristol by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ponferrada to Bristol is to train and fly which costs £80 - £220 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Ponferrada to Bristol is to train and fly which takes 9h 26m and costs £80 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Ponferrada to Bristol station. However, there are services departing from Ponferrada and arriving at Bus Station via Leon, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 40m.
The distance between Ponferrada and Bristol is 981 miles.
The best way to get from Ponferrada to Bristol without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 42m and costs £240 - £440.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Ponferrada to Bristol, including transfers.
Ponferrada to Bristol bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Ponferrada station.
Ponferrada to Bristol bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Leon station.
Bristol is 1h behind Ponferrada. It is currently 1:50 AM in Ponferrada and 12:50 AM in Bristol.
Book your Ponferrada to Bristol bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Ponferrada, Spain and Bristol, England?
You can take a bus from Ponferrada to Bus Station via Leon, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 32h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Asturias Airport to Bristol Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Asturias Airport to Bristol Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from León Airport to Bristol Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–450
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from León Airport to Bristol Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from León Airport to Bristol Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Palencia to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ponferrada to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Palencia to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Leon to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Vitoria to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vitoria to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Leon to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £204
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £204
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £210
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £210
- Website
- VM Transfers
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