--- title: "London to Westward Ho – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "London to Westward Ho is 290 km. Fastest: drive in 4h 34m. Cheapest: drive from £30. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-westward-ho" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-westward-ho.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from London to Westward Ho [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Westward+Ho) [Westward Ho to London](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/westward-ho-to-london) **Fastest:** 4h 34m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £30\ by car\ **Distance:** 290 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 4\ 3 ways, Sat 24 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 290 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 24 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 30m quicker than the bus and £45 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 4h 34m£30–40 Estimated 337 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Westward+Ho) - [**Bus** 6h 3m£58–115 Estimated 4 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Westward+Ho) - [**Taxi** 4h 34m£470–670 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Westward+Ho) 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/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [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. [10:22 → 16:40 6h 18m · direct · National Express 502£58–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Westward+Ho&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [10:37 → 16:40 6h 3m · 1 change · National Express 025£66–115](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Westward+Ho&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [11:22 → 19:54 8h 32m · 2 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK045£59–105](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Westward+Ho&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [13:22 → 20:00 6h 38m · 1 change · National Express 040£58–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Westward+Ho&date=2026-10-24&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 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 Westward Ho? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 34m door to door. The straight-line distance is 290 km. What is the cheapest way from London to Westward Ho? Drive is the cheapest, from £30. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from London to Westward Ho? Buses take about 6h 3m and cost £58–115 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Westward Ho from London by road? About 337 km, roughly 4h 34m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £30–40; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - National Express - FlixBus-gb - Stagecoach South West Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Westward Ho Village in Devon, England Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon, England. The A39 road provides access from the towns of Barnstaple, Bideford, and Bude. It lies at the south end of Northam Burrows and faces westward into Bideford Bay, opposite Saunton Sands and Braunton Burrows. There is an electoral ward with the same name. The population at the 2011 census was 2,112. 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