--- title: "London to Roche – 3 ways by bus, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "London to Roche is 352 km. Fastest: drive in 5h 10m. Cheapest: bus from £28. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-roche" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-roche.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from London to Roche [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Roche) [Roche to London](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/roche-to-london) **Fastest:** 5h 10m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £28\ by bus\ **Distance:** 352 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 8\ 4 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 352 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 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 2h 5m slower than driving but £4 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Bus** best cheapest Least hassle 7h 17m£28–154 Estimated 5 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Roche) - [**Drive** fastest 5h 10m£36–48 Estimated 396 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Roche) - [**Train** 4h 14m£80–272 Estimated 3 departures · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Roche) - [**Taxi** 5h 10m£550–790 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Roche) 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 → 15:52 7h 30m · direct · National Express 504£56–103](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Roche&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:52 → 18:56 9h 4m · 1 change · National Express 504£28–67](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Roche&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:52 → 14:06 4h 14m · direct · GWR£80–272](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Roche&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [10:22 → 17:54 7h 32m · direct · National Express 504£81–143](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Roche&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [10:37 → 17:54 7h 17m · 1 change · National Express 025£89–154](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Roche&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [11:22 → 19:19 7h 57m · 1 change · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK045£85–148](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Roche&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [11:54 → 16:09 4h 15m · direct · GWR£80–272](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Roche&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 8. [12:52 → 17:43 4h 51m · 1 change · GWR£81–270](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Roche&date=2026-10-28&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 Roche? The fastest way is by car: about 5h 10m door to door. The straight-line distance is 352 km. What is the cheapest way from London to Roche? Bus 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 London to Roche? Yes. Today's timetable shows 2 direct trains, the fastest taking 4h 14m. Fares run £80–272 across classes. How much is the bus from London to Roche? Buses take about 7h 17m and cost £28–154 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Roche from London by road? About 396 km, roughly 5h 10m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £36–48; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - National Express - Go Cornwall Bus - FlixBus-gb Railways - GWR Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Roche Swiss multinational healthcare company F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, commonly known as Roche, is a Swiss multinational holding healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company headquarters are located in Basel. Roche is the fifth-largest pharmaceutical company in the world by revenue and the leading provider of cancer treatments globally. In 2023, the company’s seat in the Forbes Global 2000 was 76. 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