--- title: "London to Bude – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "London to Bude is 317 km. Fastest: drive in 5h 2m. Cheapest: drive from £33. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-bude" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-bude.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from London to Bude [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Bude) [Bude to London](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bude-to-london) **Fastest:** 5h 2m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £25\ by bus\ **Distance:** 317 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 7\ 4 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 317 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 35m slower than driving but £6 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Bus** best cheapest Least hassle 7h 38m£25–145 Estimated 6 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Bude) - [**Drive** fastest 5h 2m£33–45 Estimated 371 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Bude) - [**Train** 5h 38m£98–284 Estimated 1 departure · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Bude) - [**Taxi** 5h 2m£520–740 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Bude) 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. [08:22 → 17:27 9h 5m · 2 changes · National Express 504£82–145](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Bude&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:52 → 18:27 8h 35m · 2 changes · National Express 504£25–58](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Bude&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 3. [10:40 → 18:18 7h 38m · 3 changes · Replacement Service PL-3£80–134](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Bude&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 4. [11:49 → 17:27 5h 38m · 2 changes · GWR£98–284](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Bude&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 5. [13:22 → 22:27 9h 5m · 2 changes · National Express 504£82–145](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Bude&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 6. [23:21 → 08:27^+1 9h 6m · 2 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UKN49£25–59](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Bude&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 7. [23:39 → 08:27^+1 8h 48m · 3 changes · London Buses 24£25–60](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Bude&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 London to Bude? The fastest way is by car: about 5h 2m door to door. The straight-line distance is 317 km. What is the cheapest way from London to Bude? Bus is the cheapest, from £25. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from London to Bude? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 5h 38m. How much is the bus from London to Bude? Buses take about 7h 38m and cost £25–145 depending on operator and seat type. 6 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Bude from London by road? About 371 km, roughly 5h 2m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £33–45; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - National Express - Go Cornwall Bus - Stagecoach South West - Replacement Service - FlixBus-gb - Dartline Coaches - London Buses Railways - GWR Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Bude Town in Cornwall, England Bude is a seaside town in north Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet. It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven. [The Bude guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/bude) Worth your time - Hawker's Hut Morwenstow, near Bude, EX23 9SR. 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