London to Plymouth with National Express and Megabus coach

London to Plymouth by coach

National Express coach from London to Plymouth BOOK TICKET NOW

Coach services from London to Plymouth are operated by two UKs’ well-known carriers - National Express and Megabus.
National Express and Megabus provide a direct intercity coach service between London and Plymouth. There is no other coach operator, which offers similar shuttle service between these two cities.
National Express offers more than 9 direct services per day, while Megabus has about 3 connections a day.
Some National Express and Megabus services terminate in Plymouth, but most of them are not intended to serve the route from London to Plymouth only, the coaches run on larger distances and Plymouth is only an intermediate stop.
The National Express direct coach line between London and Plymouth is 500 and other carriers’ routes passing through Plymouth. There are also some indirect routes between these cities, which require connecting at Exeter Coach Station. M6 is the Megabus line from London to Plymouth.

Megabus coach from London to Plymouth BOOK TICKET NOW

Most of the services from Plymouth to London begin their journey at one of the UKs’ south-western cities or towns, however, all terminate at Victoria Coach Station in London (see details below).
National Express & Megabus’ coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. Both carriers put the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operators are using modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom. Some coaches on this route provide free Wi-Fi and can take passengers in wheelchairs on board the bus.
Travelling between London and Plymouth with National Express and Megabus takes about 5¾ hours. This is one of the cheapest transport options between Central London and Plymouth.

Go to National Express or Megabus website to check current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.

Bus and coach boarding points

London, Victoria Coach Station - for NX and Megabus
London (Earl’s Court), West Cromwell Road - for NX only
Plymouth (Marsh Mills), Bus Lay-by, o/s Sainsburys - for NX only
Plymouth, Bus Station, Bretonside - for NX only
Plymouth, City Centre, Royal Parade - for Megabus only

Timetables and fares for coach services between London and Plymouth

How to buy tickets online for travel from London to Plymouth?

To purchase tickets online for National Express routes you can do it directly at the Europebus’s home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express’s website. For Megabus connections visit Megabus website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get ticket with a discount. Early booking is highly recommended, because services between London and Plymouth are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.

Carriage of luggage

The National Express’ coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and 1 piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat.
Megabus doesn’t check luggage or provide receipts for luggage transported on the bus by the passenger.  Passengers are advised that Megabus will accept up to one piece of luggage per passenger. For guidance this should be no more than the size of a standard suitcase and should not weigh more than 20kg.  Passengers can also take on board one small piece of luggage that must fit either on your lap or under the seat in front of you.

Trains & airlines services within the UK

If our information is insufficient for you to convince you to travel by coach, or simply you don’t like this transportation arrangement then we encourage you to take advantage of rail or in some cases flight services. If you want to travel for example from London to Plymouth or vice versa by train we suggest you to visit the My Train Ticket website, while good flights between British cities are recommend on the Budget Air’s website

Rail services in the UK are fast, frequent and convenient. Tickets can be bought in advance easily via a train reservation service available at www.mytrainticket.co.uk
Regular air links to distant cities in Britain can be checked and booked at www.budgetair.co.uk. Flights connections are available to various destinations in the UK, Europe and worldwide.

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