--- title: "Bristol to Bishops Lydeard – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Bristol to Bishops Lydeard is 60 km. Fastest: train in 52 min. Cheapest: drive from £8. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-bishops-lydeard" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-bishops-lydeard.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Bristol to Bishops Lydeard [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard) [Bishops Lydeard to Bristol](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bishops-lydeard-to-bristol) **Fastest:** 1h 21m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £8\ by car\ **Distance:** 60 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 4 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 60 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 35 min quicker than the train and £9 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 21m£8–10 Estimated 84 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard) - [**Train** Least hassle 1h 54m£11–39 Estimated 1 departure · CrossCountry](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard) - [**Bus** 1h 30m£35–132 Estimated 4 departures · First Bristol, Bath & the West](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard) - [**Taxi** 1h 21m£120–170 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from United Kingdom; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:15 → 10:46 2h 31m · 1 change · First Bristol, Bath & the West 374£64–96](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:20 → 10:14 1h 54m · 1 change · CrossCountry£11–39](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:42 → 12:22 3h 40m · 2 changes · First Bristol, Bath & the West 376£68–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:13 → 12:27 3h 14m · 2 changes · First Bristol, Bath & the West U2£89–132](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [11:08 → 12:38 1h 30m · direct · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK049£35–54](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Bishops+Lydeard&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t4) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Bristol to Bishops Lydeard? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 21m door to door. The straight-line distance is 60 km. What is the cheapest way from Bristol to Bishops Lydeard? Drive is the cheapest, from £8. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Bristol to Bishops Lydeard? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 1h 54m. How much is the bus from Bristol to Bishops Lydeard? Buses take about 1h 30m and cost £35–132 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Bishops Lydeard from Bristol by road? About 84 km, roughly 1h 21m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £8–10; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - First Bristol - Bath & the West - First Buses of Somerset - FlixBus-gb Railways - CrossCountry Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Bishops Lydeard Village and civil parish in Somerset, England Bishops Lydeard is a village and civil parish located in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Taunton. The civil parish encompasses the hamlets of East Lydeard and Terhill, and had a population of 2,839 persons as recorded in the 2011 census; this figure, however, includes the village of Cotford St Luke. [The Bishops Lydeard guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/bishops-lydeard) Worth your time - Museum of Somerset Castle Green, TA1 4AA, county-museums@somerset.gov.uk. - Hestercombe House and Gardens This is one of the finest examples of the world-renowned partnership between garden designer Gertrude Jekyll and architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. - County Classics Motor Museum 52-53 North Street, TA1 1ND,. - Brewhouse Theatre Coal Orchard TA1 1JL,. 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