--- title: "Chilcombe to Bristol – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Chilcombe to Bristol is 82 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 3m. Cheapest: bus from £8. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chilcombe-to-bristol" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chilcombe-to-bristol.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Chilcombe to Bristol [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol) [Bristol to Chilcombe](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-chilcombe) **Fastest:** 2h 3m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £8\ by bus\ **Distance:** 82 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 82 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 2h 30m quicker than the bus for about the same fare. - [**Drive** best fastest 2h 3m£9–12 Estimated 104 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol) - [**Bus** cheapest 4h 31m£8–120 Estimated 4 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol) - [**Train** Least hassle 2h 31m£25–140 Estimated 5 departures · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol) - [**Taxi** 2h 3m£145–210 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol) 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. [07:57 → 10:28 2h 31m · direct · GWR£50–110](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:34 → 12:57 4h 23m · 4 changes · South Western Railway SWR£65–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:42 → 15:27 6h 45m · 2 changes · National Express 035£67–120](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:47 → 15:52 6h 5m · 5 changes · First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset X53£58–93](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [10:36 → 13:59 3h 23m · 1 change · GWR£49–110](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [14:03 → 16:34 2h 31m · direct · GWR£49–108](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [08:01^+1 → 14:38^+1 6h 37m · 2 changes · First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset X51£8–18](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 8. [08:01^+1 → 12:49^+1 4h 48m · 3 changes · First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset X51£25–94](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chilcombe&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 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 Chilcombe to Bristol? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 3m door to door. The straight-line distance is 82 km. What is the cheapest way from Chilcombe to Bristol? Bus 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 Chilcombe to Bristol? Yes. Today's timetable shows 2 direct trains, the fastest taking 2h 31m. Fares run £25–140 across classes. How much is the bus from Chilcombe to Bristol? Buses take about 4h 31m and cost £8–120 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Bristol from Chilcombe by road? About 104 km, roughly 2h 3m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £9–12; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - GWR - South Western Railway - CrossCountry Buses - morebus - National Express - Replacement Service - First Wessex - Dorset & South Somerset - South Western Railway - Stagecoach South West - First Bristol - Bath & the West - First Buses of Somerset - FlixBus-gb Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Bristol City and county in England Bristol is a city and ceremonial county in South West England. It is on the River Avon, and bordered by Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south, with a short coastline on the Bristol Channel to the west. The county includes most of the Bristol conurbation, but the urban area extends into South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and North Somerset. 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