Plymouth railway station
You can reach 99 stations directly from Plymouth on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Exeter St Davids, with 93 trains a day.
Plymouth is the nearest station for postcodes in PL4, PL1, PL3, PL95, PL6, PL9, PL7. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Plymouth
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter St Davids | 93 | 82 | 74 |
| Newton Abbot | 92 | 82 | 74 |
| Totnes | 86 | 78 | 72 |
| Taunton | 70 | 65 | 56 |
| Bodmin Parkway | 68 | 61 | 54 |
| Liskeard | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Par | 68 | 60 | 49 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 61 | 57 | 52 |
| Camborne | 62 | 56 | 47 |
| Penzance | 64 | 56 | 50 |
| Redruth | 64 | 56 | 50 |
| St Austell | 64 | 56 | 50 |
| Truro | 64 | 56 | 50 |
| St Erth | 61 | 55 | 50 |
| Hayle | 50 | 44 | 32 |
| Saltash | 57 | 43 | 26 |
| St Germans | 47 | 39 | 26 |
| Lostwithiel | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| London Paddington | 40 | 33 | 32 |
| Reading | 39 | 33 | 32 |
| Birmingham New Street | 28 | 28 | 24 |
| Bristol Parkway | 30 | 28 | 24 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 28 | 28 | 24 |
| Derby | 25 | 28 | 21 |
| Devonport | 34 | 27 | 17 |
| Chesterfield | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| Sheffield | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| Ivybridge | 32 | 25 | 18 |
| Dockyard | 27 | 23 | 14 |
| Keyham | 28 | 23 | 14 |
| York | 21 | 23 | 15 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 22 | 16 |
| Dawlish | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Teignmouth | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Darlington | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Durham | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Newcastle | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 18 | 20 | 13 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 17 | 18 | 13 |
and 65 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Plymouth is
2,672,762 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 209th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 128,466 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Plymouth and London Paddington than any other pair: 281,146 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Plymouth gains 6 destinations including Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield and loses 1 including Newquay.
Nearest other stations
- Devonport 1.2 miles
- Dockyard 1.5 miles
- Keyham 1.8 miles
- St Budeaux Ferry Road 2.5 miles
- St Budeaux Victoria Road 2.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Plymouth, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Plymouth Friary · 0.7 miles
- Plymouth Millbay · 0.7 miles
- Devonport Kings Road · 1.1 miles
- Lucas Terrace Halt · 1.3 miles
- Albert Road Halt · 1.3 miles
- Ford (Devon) · 1.4 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.