--- title: "Bristol to Polruan – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Bristol to Polruan is 190 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 22m. Cheapest: drive from £22. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-polruan" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-polruan.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Bristol to Polruan [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Polruan) [Polruan to Bristol](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/polruan-to-bristol) **Fastest:** 3h 22m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £22\ by car\ **Distance:** 190 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 4\ 3 ways, Tue 3 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 190 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 3 Nov, 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 1h 30m quicker than the bus and £44 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 3h 22m£22–29 Estimated 245 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Polruan) - [**Bus** 4h 51m£52–122 Estimated 4 departures · FlixBus-gb](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Polruan) - [**Taxi** 3h 22m£345–490 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Polruan) 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. [11:12 → 16:22 5h 10m · 2 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK087£75–122](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Polruan&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 2. [12:58 → 17:54 4h 56m · 1 change · National Express 104£52–87](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Polruan&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 3. [14:28 → 19:24 4h 56m · 1 change · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK045£58–96](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Polruan&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 4. [17:28 → 22:19 4h 51m · 1 change · National Express 101£58–95](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Polruan&date=2026-11-03&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 Polruan? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 22m door to door. The straight-line distance is 190 km. What is the cheapest way from Bristol to Polruan? Drive is the cheapest, from £22. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Bristol to Polruan? Buses take about 4h 51m and cost £52–122 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Polruan from Bristol by road? About 245 km, roughly 3h 22m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £22–29; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus-gb - National Express - Go Cornwall Bus Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Polruan Village in Cornwall, England Polruan is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the English Channel and neighbouring village Bodinnick to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops. Polruan is very steep and well protected from the prevailing winds and Polruan Pool is a haven for small boats. 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