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Plan your route to Cornwall.
Traveling to Cornwall.
By Car | By Train | By Coach | By Air | Travel Tips
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AA Travel watch. With a full route planner, as well as information on traffic hold-ups and road works.
Main public transport web site. www.pti.org.uk
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By Car |
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By far the majority of you will arrive by car. The United Kingdom has an
extensive Motorway Network. The M4 connects London with Wales and the
West Country joining the M5 from Birmingham (M6) and the North of
England with Exeter in Devon where the A30 Dual Carriageway takes you
the rest of the way to Cornwall. Once over the border the A30 is dualled
to beyond Indian Queens, where you can then join the A392 to Newquay . Over the last few years the remainder of the A30 has been improved providing a fast route to Penzance and the West of the County. From London to Newquay (M4,M5,A30,A392) is some 230 miles allow 5 hours by car. From Birmingham to Launceston (M6,M5,A30) on the County Border is some 200 mile allow 4 and a half hours by car. Want to hire a car when you arrive in Cornwall? Hertz have a rental outlet in Truro and will deliver to your door. Its possible to hire a car locally even in small towns.
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By Train |
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Fast Intercity Express's arrive in Penzance from London (Paddington) and Birmingham (New Street) several times daily. These stop at Plymouth, Liskeard, St Austell, Truro, Camborne, St Erth for St Ives. Allow 5 to 6 hours . There are even daily through trains from Scotland. There are frequent connecting trains from London Heathrow Airport, though you usually have to change at Reading See Railtrack's www.railtrack.co.uk web-site for train times. Or phone +44 (0) 345 484 950 Branch lines run infrequent services to Looe, Calstock, Newquay and St Ives. Please check time tables before enbarking on your journey. Main public transport web site. www.pti.org.uk
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By Coach |
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National Express run daily from Penzance and Truro to London. Victoria
for the Tube, Heathrow and Gatwick Airport, the Channel Tunnel and
Europe. Allow 8 hours from Penzance to London Victoria. See National
Express's www.nationalexpress.co.uk
web site for times and fares.
Once you get to Cornwall there are local coach services to towns such as St Ives, Falmouth, even a coach from Exeter in Devon to Boscastle and Tintagel. It must however be said it is not that easy to travel around the County by means of anything other than a car Other bus information sites :-
Covering the South West www.firstwesternnational.co.uk or phone 01209 719988
North and Mid-Cornwall www.truronian.co.uk or phone 01872 27353
National Express phone number 0870 5808080
Main public transport web site. www.pti.org.uk
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By Air |
| Brymon operate Dash-8 36 seaters daily to London
Gatwick from Plymouth and Newquay.
See British Airways www.britishairways.com web-site for times and fares. Or phone Newquay airport on +44 (0) 1637 860 551
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Travel Tips |
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the Season the M5, A30 and A38 , the main routes leading into Cornwall,
get very busy, particularly on a Saturday Morning. Many more people are
now staggering their journey and so avoiding any likely holdups. Why don't
you do the same? Remember tiredness kills so take a break every few
hours. Pull off the road, stop the car, and take a walk for half an hour
or so until you feel refreshed.
When traveling in Cornwall many of the Lanes are narrow and have high hedges. Do expect to have to reverse to let oncoming vehicles pass. Why not do as the locals do and raise your hand with a friendly wave, as an acknowledgement if someone lets you through? Remember narrow usually quiet roads are part of the unspoilt charm of Beautiful Cornwall. Drive with care, and have a great holiday. |
