There are 8 ways to get from Stansted to Penzance by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Charing Crosstrain Maidstone East - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain London Paddington - Penzance
10h 19m£158–313Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 406 / ...
13h 3m£41–154Train, bus
- Take the train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Charing Crosstrain Maidstone East - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Penzance Bus Stationbus Ukn49
12h 42m£52–91Drive 305.5 mi
- Drive from Stansted to Penzancecar 305.5 mi
5h 19m£75–108Line 223 bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Labour-in-Vain Road to Barrack Rowbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LHR - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
9h 32mLine 223 bus, train to London Stansted Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Labour-in-Vain Road to Barrack Rowbus
- Take the train from Gravesend to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane STN - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
7h 28mTrain to Luton Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LTN - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
10h 2m£134–328Fly from London City Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LCY - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
9h 59m£259–600
Stansted to Penzance by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stansted to Penzance is to train and bus which costs £50 - £95 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Stansted to Penzance is to drive which takes 5h 19m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Stansted to Penzance station. However, there are services departing from Labour-in-Vain Road and arriving at Bus Station via Garrick Street, Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Stansted to Penzance. However, there are services departing from Borough Green & Wrotham and arriving at Penzance via Charing Cross station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 19m.
The distance between Stansted and Penzance is 340 miles. The road distance is 307.3 miles.
The best way to get from Stansted to Penzance without a car is to train which takes 10h 19m and costs £150 - £320.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Stansted to Penzance, including transfers.
Stansted to Penzance bus services, operated by National Express, depart from London Victoria station.
Stansted to Penzance train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Borough Green & Wrotham station.
The best way to get from Stansted to Penzance is to train which takes 10h 19m and costs £150 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £160 and takes 13h 3m.
What companies run services between Stansted, England and Penzance, England?
You can take a vehicle from Stansted to Penzance via Borough Green & Wrotham, London Charing Cross, Charing Cross station, Paddington station, and London Paddington in around 10h 19m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from London Victoria to Bus Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost £55–140 and the journey takes 8h 35m. FlixBus also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–160
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Gravesend to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Penzance Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01474 326777
- Website
- 1stbusstop.co.uk
Bus from Labour-in-Vain Road to Barrack Row
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.1stbusstop.co.uk/
Bus from Labour-in-Vain Road to Barrack Row
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.1stbusstop.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Stansted to Penzance bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Stansted to Penzance train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London Charing Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stansted to Penzance is 307 miles. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Stansted to Penzance.
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