Easy to get to
Central Cornwall
The beauty of Cornwall lies in its wonderful rural scenery, narrow walled roads and curvy coastal roads with masses of character.
Yet if you want to get from A to B in a hurry or see a lot in one day, don’t underestimate the travel times and traffic. Especially in the summertime there is a lot of traffic on the road.
We have listed the average travel time by car from Falmouth to …
Town | To see | Time |
Truro | Cathedral, nice shops | 0.5 h |
Helford River | Helford River, Frenchman’s Creek, Trebah/Glendurgan Garden | 0.5 h |
Lizard Point | Lizard Point, Cadgwith fishing village | 0.75h |
Penzance | Penzance, Trengwainton Garden, St Michael’s Mount | 1 h |
Land’s End | Land’s End, Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, Minack Theatre | 1.5 h |
St Ives | St. Ives, Chysauster | 1 h |
Newquay | Newquay, surf beaches, airport | 1 h |
Padstow | Padstow estuary, Prideaux Place | 1.25 h |
Tintagel | Tintagel castle, Boscastle village | 1.5 h |
Bodmin | Bodmin, Moor | 1 h |
Fowey | Fowey | 1.25 h |
St Austell | Eden project, Heligan Garden, Mevagissey fishing town | 1 h |
Free yourself. Use Public Transport
Don’t worry about car parking space and fees, about traffic jams in school holidays or the potato lorries in autumn. We can recommend
- Lelant-Saltings to St Ives coastal train with Park & Ride
- Scenic bus around the Land’s End Peninsula No. 300
- the Ferries in the Fal estuary to Truro, Trelissick Garden, Smuggler’s Cottage, Flushing and St. Mawes
- Branch line train Falmouth – Truro
- Park and Float in Falmouth
- Western Greyhound bus service
Timetables and routes for public transport.
Longer distances
How far and how long from Falmouth to… (on average)
Plymouth | 60m | 100km | 1.25h |
Exeter | 100m | 160km | 2h |
Bristol | 150m | 250km | 3h |
Bath | 185m | 300km | 4h |
Birmingham | 260m | 420km | 5.25h |
London Airports | 290m | 450km | 5.5 h |
Central London | 300m | 460km | 6 h |
Dover | 350m | 560km | 7h |