There are 9 ways to get from Sussex to Cornwall by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Haywards Heath to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Totnestrain
- Take the train from Totnes to Partrain
8h 17m£172–276Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Old Steine to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Dennison Road Car Parkbus 805
12h 15m£60–100Drive 250.1 mi
- Drive from Sussex to Cornwallcar 250.1 mi
4h 45m£63–91Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Haywards Heath to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LHR - NQY
6h 25m£263–609Train via Exeter
- Take the train from Lewes to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bodmin Parkwaytrain
10h 31m£118–233Train #2
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain Gatwick Airport - Reading / ...
- Take the train from Reading to Partrain London Paddington - Penzance / ...
11h 31m£126–236Fly from London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LGW - NQY
6h 10m£141–377Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Haywards Heath to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LCY - NQY
6h 39m£416–810Line 21 bus, train, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bluebell station to Friars' Walkbus
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Take the subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale stationsubway
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane STN - NQY
5h 55m
Sussex to Cornwall by foot, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sussex to Cornwall is to bus which costs £60 - £100 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sussex to Cornwall is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Sussex station to Cornwall. However, there are services departing from Bluebell station and arriving at Roundabout via School Hill Bottom, Old Steine, Heathrow Terminal 5 and The Shire House Mount Folly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Sussex to Cornwall. However, there are services departing from Haywards Heath and arriving at Luxulyan via Farringdon Without, London Paddington, Totnes and Par. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between Sussex and Cornwall is 314 miles. The road distance is 251.5 miles.
The best way to get from Sussex to Cornwall without a car is to train which takes 8h 17m and costs £170 - £280.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Sussex to Cornwall, including transfers.
Sussex to Cornwall bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Old Steine station.
Sussex to Cornwall train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Haywards Heath station.
The best way to get from Sussex to Cornwall is to train which takes 8h 17m and costs £170 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £100 and takes 12h 15m, you could also fly, which costs £140 - £380 and takes 6h 10m.
What companies run services between Sussex, England and Cornwall, England?
You can take a vehicle from Sussex to Luxulyan via Haywards Heath, Farringdon, Farringdon Without, London Paddington, Totnes, and Par in around 8h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sussex to Roundabout via Bluebell station, School Hill Bottom, Old Steine, Heathrow Terminal 5, Dennison Road Car Park, and The Shire House Mount Folly in around 12h 15m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £370–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £370–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Haywards Heath to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Haywards Heath to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Totnes to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- 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 Par
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Totnes to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Lewes to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Southern
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Old Steine to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Dennison Road Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01323 870920
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cuckmere Buses
Bus from Bluebell station to Friars' Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Cuckmere Buses
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Booking & Getting There
Sussex to Cornwall bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Sussex to Cornwall train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at Farringdon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sussex to Cornwall is 252 miles. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Sussex to Cornwall.
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