--- title: "Bristol to Walditch – 3 ways by car, train, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Bristol to Walditch is 81 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 57m. Cheapest: drive from £9. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-walditch" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-walditch.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Bristol to Walditch [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Walditch) [Walditch to Bristol](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/walditch-to-bristol) **Fastest:** 1h 57m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £9\ by car\ **Distance:** 81 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 7\ 4 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 81 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 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 30 min quicker than the train and £22 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 57m£9–13 Estimated 105 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Walditch) - [**Train** Least hassle 2h 28m£17–115 Estimated 2 departures · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Walditch) - [**Bus** 4h 2m£54–119 Estimated 5 departures · FlixBus-gb](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Walditch) - [**Taxi** 1h 57m£145–210 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Walditch) 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. [08:40 → 14:03 5h 23m · 1 change · GWR£17–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Walditch&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:00 → 11:28 2h 28m · direct · GWR£55–115](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Walditch&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [11:12 → 17:35 6h 23m · 3 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK087£77–116](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Walditch&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [14:33 → 19:35 5h 2m · 3 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK045£59–92](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Walditch&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [15:27 → 20:58 5h 31m · 1 change · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK940£69–119](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Walditch&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [03:13^+1 → 08:43^+1 5h 30m · 1 change · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UKN49£54–83](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Walditch&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [06:27^+1 → 10:29^+1 4h 2m · 1 change · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK045£73–108](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bristol&to=Walditch&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 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 Walditch? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 57m door to door. The straight-line distance is 81 km. What is the cheapest way from Bristol to Walditch? Drive is the cheapest, from £9. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Bristol to Walditch? Yes. Today's timetable shows 1 direct train, the fastest taking 2h 28m. Fares run £17–115 across classes. How much is the bus from Bristol to Walditch? Buses take about 4h 2m and cost £54–119 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Walditch from Bristol by road? About 105 km, roughly 1h 57m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £9–13; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - GWR Buses - First Wessex - Dorset & South Somerset - FlixBus-gb - Stagecoach South West - South Western Railway - National Express - First Buses of Somerset Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Walditch Village and civil parish in Dorset, England Walditch is a small village in the civil parish of Bridport, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is situated about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the east of the town of Bridport. The name Walditch is derived from an older term Waldyke, which alludes to the village's location: Walditch is located in the valley of a curved hill that encompasses the village; the hill has a dry stone wall still partially in place, which continues over towards Bothenhampton. In 1891 the parish had a population of 175. In 1897 the parish was abolished and merged with Bothenhampton and Bridport. 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