Travel Newquay

Getting Here

Travel Newquay by Rail

There are through intercity rail services to Newquay on Saturdays and Sundays from May to September, and every day during July and August. At other times you will need to change trains on the way, usually at Par or Plymouth. You can check this when booking your ticket. For train times to Cornwall and fare information contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or visit their website here.

First Great Western provide high speed services from London Paddington, South Wales and the Cotswolds to Cornwall, including a Sleeper service from London Paddington. First Great Western operate services on the branch lines in Cornwall, including the Par to Newquay line and for their website click here. CrossCountry Trains operate services into Cornwall from Birmingham, Bristol, the North and Scotland and for their website click here.

Travel Newquay by Air

There are now many airlines offering flights direct to Newquay Cornwall from around the country:

Air SouthWest has flights from Bristol, Dublin, Leeds Bradford, London Gatwick, Manchester, Cork, Glasgow, London City and Newcastle. For their website click here.
Ryanair operate one flight a day between Newquay and Stansted. For their website click here.
BMI Baby run a summer service between Manchester and Newquay. For their website click here
Jet2 run a 3 day a week service into Newquay from Leeds/Bradford Airport. For their website click here.
Flybe runs a service five days a week to Newquay from destinations such as Edinburgh, Belfast and the Isle of Man. For their website click here
The Isles of Scilly Skybus runs a daily year round flight to Newquay from the Isles of Scilly (except Sunday). For their website click here

PLEASE NOTE: An airport development fee of £5 per departing passenger was introduced from October 2005 to help secure the future of Newquay Cornwall Airport. This follows similar initiatives taken by other airports around the world, including Knock and Kerry airports in Ireland. For ease of administration the Airport Development Fee will be collected at the airport. Children under the age of sixteen are exempt.

Newquay Airport car parking

Full information can be found on Newquay airport's site. Click here.

Travel Newquay by Coach

National Express serves Cornwall and Newquay from destinations throughout Britain. Express coaches go direct to Newquay from London Victoria and Heathrow Airport and runs up to six times a day. Connecting services to Cornwall are available from Bristol, Birmingham and London. All seats can be reserved. For National Express travel tickets and credit/debit card bookings, call 0870 580 8080 or visit the National Express website here.

Megabus operate nationwide and run services from London and Plymouth to Newquay. Call 08705 50 50 50 or visit their website here

Locally, an extensive network of bus services is run by a number of operators in Cornwall. Timetable information is available from First Western National on 01209 719988 and Truronian Travel on 01872 273453 for West Cornwall, First Western National on 01208 79898 and Western Greyhound on 01637 871871 for Newquay, Mid and North Cornwall. Public transport information for Cornwall can be obtained from the Passenger Transport Unit of Cornwall County Council. For a copy of the All Cornwall Transport Guide call 01872 322003 or order online here.

Travel Newquay by Road

The M4, M5 and M6 motorways have made travel to Cornwall simple and straightforward, while within Cornwall itself, the final work to dual the A30 at Goss Moor opened in 2007 and now provides a fast direct route right through the county. Join the M5 which you then follow to Exeter, after which you take the A30 into Cornwall, and follow the signs for Newquay.

For help planning your route to Cornwall visit The AA here and click on the Driving Directions option for a tailor made travel plan with timings and mileage. Alternatively try the Get Me There website here or Google Maps here. For information on any possible delays or roadwork's throughout the UK or in Cornwall visit the BBC Travel News website here.

Car Journey distances

Birmingham to Newquay, 250 miles, around 4.5 hours
Bristol to Newquay, 162 miles, around 3 hours
Cambridge to Newquay, 346 miles, around 5 hours 50 mins
Cardiff to Newquay, 194 miles, around 3.5 hours
Leeds to Newquay, 364 miles, around 6 hours
London to Newquay, 280 miles, around 5 hours
Liverpool to Newquay, 336 miles, around 5 hours 45 mins
Manchester to Newquay, 332 miles, around 5.5 hours
Newcastle to Newquay, 450 miles, around 7.5 hours
Oxford to Newquay, 247 miles, around 4 hours 15 mins
Southampton to Newquay, 194 miles, around 4 hours