--- title: "Drewsteignton to London – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Drewsteignton to London is 272 km. Fastest: drive in 4h 10m. Cheapest: drive from £28. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/drewsteignton-to-london" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/drewsteignton-to-london.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Great_Fire_London.jpg/1920px-Great_Fire_London.jpg" --- ![London](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Great_Fire_London.jpg/1920px-Great_Fire_London.jpg) # How to get from Drewsteignton to London [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Drewsteignton&to=London) [London to Drewsteignton](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-drewsteignton) Unknown artistUnknown artist (Public domain) **Fastest:** 2h 53m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £28\ by car\ **Distance:** 272 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 7\ 4 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 272 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 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 1h 15m slower than the train but £79 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best cheapest 4h 10m£28–37 Estimated 306 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Drewsteignton&to=London) - [**Train** fastest Least hassle 2h 53m£76–233 Estimated 3 departures · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Drewsteignton&to=London) - [**Bus** 4h 31m£76–148 Estimated 4 departures · FlixBus-gb](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Drewsteignton&to=London) - [**Taxi** 4h 10m£430–610 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Drewsteignton&to=London) 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. [07:59 → 11:33 3h 34m · 1 change · CrossCountry£81–233](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Drewsteignton&to=London&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:41 → 13:31 4h 50m · 2 changes · Stagecoach South West E£76–124](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Drewsteignton&to=London&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:48 → 11:41 2h 53m · direct · GWR£76–218](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Drewsteignton&to=London&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:52 → 13:39 4h 47m · direct · National Express 501£89–144](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Drewsteignton&to=London&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [09:12 → 13:43 4h 31m · 1 change · National Express 101£92–148](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Drewsteignton&to=London&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 6. [09:15 → 12:17 3h 2m · direct · GWR£76–218](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Drewsteignton&to=London&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [11:42 → 16:39 4h 57m · direct · National Express 501£89–144](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Drewsteignton&to=London&date=2026-10-26&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 Drewsteignton to London? The fastest way is by train: about 2h 53m door to door. The straight-line distance is 272 km. What is the cheapest way from Drewsteignton to London? Drive is the cheapest, from £28. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Drewsteignton to London? Yes. Today's timetable shows 2 direct trains, the fastest taking 2h 53m. Fares run £76–233 across classes. How much is the bus from Drewsteignton to London? Buses take about 4h 31m and cost £76–148 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is London from Drewsteignton by road? About 306 km, roughly 4h 10m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £28–37; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - CrossCountry - GWR Buses - Stagecoach South West - FlixBus-gb - National Express Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In London Capital of England and the United Kingdom London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the site of the national government and parliament for centuries. London grew rapidly in the 19th century, becoming the world's largest city at the time. Since the 19th century the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split among the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire. Since 1965 it has largely comprised the administrative area of Greater London, governed by 33 local authorities and the Greater London Authority. 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