There are 12 ways to get from Portugal to Penzance by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LIS - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
10h 40m£110–295Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane OPO - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
10h 36m£93–259Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lisbon to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Penzancecar
29h 48m£222–792Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
41h 20m£337–605Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Exeter (EXT)plane OPO - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Penzancetrain
12h 18m£169–355Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OPO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
10h 3m£129–320Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LIS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
10h 27m£141–376Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- 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 Penzancetrain
14h 27m£174–417Train to Faro Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Take the train from Pinhal Novo to Farotrain
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane FAO - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
11h 58m£97–227Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OPO - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
15h 16m£191–459Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 406 / ...
43h 52m£100–406Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris - Porte Dauphinebus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 406 / ...
46h 46m£167–315
Portugal to Penzance by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Penzance is to fly and train which costs £90 - £260 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Penzance is to fly and train which takes 10h 3m and costs £120 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Penzance station. However, there are services departing from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios and arriving at Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 52m.
The distance between Portugal and Penzance is 890 miles.
The best way to get from Portugal to Penzance without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 20m and costs £330 - £650.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Portugal to Penzance, including transfers.
Portugal to Penzance bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios station.
Portugal to Penzance bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
There are 2619+ hotels available in Penzance.
What companies run services between Portugal and Penzance, England?
You can take a train from Lisboa Rossio to Bus Station via Campolide, Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 43h 52m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Faro Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Faro Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- 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
- £22–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
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