There are 10 ways to get from Waterloo Station to St Ives by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Totnes
best- Take the train from London Paddington to Totnestrain London Paddington - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Totnes to St Erthtrain Exeter St Davids - Penzance / ...
7h 28m£123–230Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Foundry Squarebus 406
10h 47m£55–94Drive 277.3 mi
- Drive from Waterloo Station to St Ivescar 277.3 mi
5h 13m£70–101Fly from London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LHR - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to St Erthtrain
8h 33m£157–509Train, bus
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Trurotrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Terracebus 14
9h 18m£106–212Train
- Take the train from London Paddington to St Erthtrain London Paddington - Penzance
9h 48m£123–235Fly from London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LGW - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to St Erthtrain
8h 35m£95–325Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LCY - NQY
8h 57m£330–681Train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LTN - NQY
9h 12m£109–339Fly from London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane STN - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to St Erthtrain
7h 3m£67–332
Waterloo Station to St Ives by subway and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Waterloo Station to St Ives is to bus which costs £55 - £95 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo Station to St Ives is to drive which takes 5h 13m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Waterloo Station station to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Waterloo Station/Upper Taxi Rd and arriving at The Terrace via London Victoria and Foundry Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Waterloo Station station to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Waterloo station and arriving at St Ives (Cornwall) via London Paddington, Totnes and St Erth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 28m.
The distance between Waterloo Station and St Ives is 306 miles. The road distance is 279 miles.
The best way to get from Waterloo Station to St Ives without a car is to train via Totnes which takes 7h 28m and costs £120 - £230.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Waterloo Station to St Ives, including transfers.
Waterloo Station to St Ives bus services, operated by National Express, depart from London Victoria station.
Waterloo Station to St Ives train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from London Paddington station.
The best way to get from Waterloo Station to St Ives is to train via Totnes which takes 7h 28m and costs £120 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £95 and takes 10h 47m, you could also fly, which costs £330 - £700 and takes 8h 57m.
What companies run services between Waterloo Station, England and St Ives, Cornwall, England?
You can take a subway from Waterloo station to St Ives (Cornwall) via Paddington station, London Paddington, Totnes, and St Erth in around 7h 28m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from London Victoria to Foundry Square once daily. Tickets cost £50–80 and the journey takes 8h 20m.
- 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
- £240–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £420–700
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
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
- £420–700
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–280
- 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
- £120–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £420–700
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–400
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Totnes to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Truro to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Truro to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Truro to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Totnes to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Truro to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Truro to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Truro to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Foundry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
Bus from Railway Station to The Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
- Single
- £3
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Booking & Getting There
Waterloo Station to St Ives bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Foundry Square station.
Waterloo Station to St Ives train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at Totnes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterloo Station to St Ives is 279 miles. It takes approximately 5h 13m to drive from Waterloo Station to St Ives.
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