--- title: "Bristol to Chilcombe – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Bristol to Chilcombe is 82 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 4m. Cheapest: drive from £10. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-chilcombe" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-chilcombe.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Bristol to Chilcombe [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe) [Chilcombe to Bristol](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chilcombe-to-bristol) **Fastest:** 2h 4m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £10\ by car\ **Distance:** 82 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 11\ 4 ways, Sat 31 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 82 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 31 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 25 min quicker than the train and £21 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 4m£10–13 Estimated 111 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe) - [**Train** Least hassle 2h 28m£17–139 Estimated 6 departures · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe) - [**Bus** 4h£55–116 Estimated 5 departures · First Bristol, Bath & the West](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe) - [**Taxi** 2h 4m£155–220 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe) 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/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [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. [09:37 → 14:55 5h 18m · 1 change · GWR£17–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:45 → 14:11 4h 26m · 2 changes · First Bristol, Bath & the West 376£65–99](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:55 → 12:24 2h 29m · direct · GWR£49–109](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [10:14 → 14:11 3h 57m · 3 changes · GWR£63–139](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [11:12 → 16:13 5h 1m · 2 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK087£73–111](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [11:37 → 16:56 5h 19m · 1 change · GWR£17–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [11:55 → 14:23 2h 28m · direct · GWR£49–109](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 8. [13:37 → 19:02 5h 25m · 1 change · GWR£17–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Chilcombe&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 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 Chilcombe? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 4m door to door. The straight-line distance is 82 km. What is the cheapest way from Bristol to Chilcombe? Drive is the cheapest, from £10. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Bristol to Chilcombe? Yes. Today's timetable shows 2 direct trains, the fastest taking 2h 28m. Fares run £17–139 across classes. How much is the bus from Bristol to Chilcombe? Buses take about 4h and cost £55–116 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Chilcombe from Bristol by road? About 111 km, roughly 2h 4m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £10–13; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - GWR - South Western Railway Buses - First Wessex - Dorset & South Somerset - First Bristol - Bath & the West - Somerset Council - FlixBus-gb - First Buses of Somerset Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Chilcombe Hamlet in Dorset, England Chilcombe is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Bridport and 10 miles (16 km) west of the county town, Dorchester. It comprises a church, an 18th-century farmhouse with farm buildings, and a couple of cottages. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 10. 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