--- title: "Bude Stratton to Birmingham – 3 ways by car, train, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Bude Stratton to Birmingham is 258 km. Fastest: drive in 4h 23m. Cheapest: drive from £31. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bude-stratton-to-birmingham" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bude-stratton-to-birmingham.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Bude Stratton to Birmingham [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bude+Stratton&to=Birmingham) [Birmingham to Bude Stratton](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/birmingham-to-bude-stratton) **Fastest:** 4h 23m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £31\ by car\ **Distance:** 258 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 1\ from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 258 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 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 50m quicker than the train and £62 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 4h 23m£31–41 Estimated 345 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bude+Stratton&to=Birmingham) - [**Train** 6h 13m£93–274 Estimated next 1 from 08:00 · CrossCountry](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bude+Stratton&to=Birmingham) - [**Taxi** 4h 23m£485–690 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bude+Stratton&to=Birmingham) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](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. [09:50 → 16:03 6h 13m · 2 changes Go Cornwall Bus 76A£93–274](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bude+Stratton&to=Birmingham&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1phergq) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. 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 Bude Stratton to Birmingham? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 23m door to door. The straight-line distance is 258 km. What is the cheapest way from Bude Stratton to Birmingham? Driving is the cheapest, from £31. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Bude Stratton to Birmingham? Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 6h 13m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How far is Birmingham from Bude Stratton by road? About 345 km, roughly 4h 23m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £31–41; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Go Cornwall Bus Railways - CrossCountry Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Birmingham City in the West Midlands, England Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of the West Midlands region of England. It is the largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.2 million people in the city proper in 2025. Birmingham is the centre of the ceremonial West Midlands county, and borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Walsall, West Bromwich, Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the north and northeast. Birmingham's urban area has a population of 2.7 million and its wider metropolitan area has a population of 4.3 million. The city of Coventry lies to the east of the city, separated by the Meriden Gap. The cathedral city of Lichfield lies to the north of the city, separated by the M6 Toll. [The Birmingham guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/birmingham) Worth your time - International Convention Centre A modern convention centre sharing a building with Symphony Hall. - Symphony Hall Broad St, box office), boxoffice@thsh.co.uk. - CBSO Centre Berkley St (off Broad St), ticket line), information@cbso.co.uk. 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