Train & Bus Connections
Getting to dartmoor
By Train
If you are planning a trip to Dartmoor by train you will find good mainline railway connections. The closest train stations to Dartmoor National Park are Exeter, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth. Journey time between London Paddington and Plymouth is around 4 hours and an average of 17 trains per day (weekdays) make this trip.
Exeter to Okehampton
- Train to Exeter Central Railway Station (connection from Exeter St David’s) – 10 minutes
- Walk to Exeter Bus Station (Bay 6) - 11 minutes
- Stagecoach Bus to Okehampton (Stop A) – 1 hour
- Walk to Okehampton Youth Hostel – 18 minutes
- Bus timetable Exeter to Okehampton
Exeter to Moretonhampstead
- Train to Exeter Central Railway Station (connection from Exeter St David’s) – 10 minutes
- Walk to Exeter Bus Station (Bay 6) - 11 minutes
- Country Bus to Moretonhampstead (Bay 5) – 1 hour
- Walk to Okehampton Youth Hostel – 18 minutes
- Bus timetable Exeter to Mortenhampstead
Newton Abbot to Haytor (Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre)
- Train to Newton Abbot Railway Station
- Country Bus (Haytor Hoppa) 271 to Haytor Moorlands House – 35 minutes
- Walk to Dartmoor National Park visitor Centre – 4 minutes
- Haytor Hoppa timetable
Plymouth to Princetown
Please note: The service from Yelverton to Princetown only runs a few services a day. No services on a Sunday.
- Train to Plymouth Railway Station
- Walk to Royal Parade, Plymouth – 11 minutes
- Stagecoach Bus to Yelverton Roundabout – 35 minutes
- Target Travel Bus to Princetown Visitor Centre (98) – 15 minutes
- Bus timetable Tavistock, Yelverton and Princetown
