Totnes train station
You can reach 94 stations directly from Totnes on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Exeter St Davids, with 87 trains a day.
Totnes is the nearest station for postcodes in TQ9, TQ11. Check your own postcode.
- 94 direct destinations
- 653rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 145 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Totnes
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter St Davids | 87 | 77 | 71 |
| Newton Abbot | 87 | 78 | 71 |
| Plymouth | 87 | 78 | 71 |
| Taunton | 67 | 61 | 56 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 58 | 56 | 52 |
| Liskeard | 42 | 42 | 35 |
| Par | 42 | 42 | 31 |
| Bodmin Parkway | 41 | 42 | 35 |
| Penzance | 38 | 39 | 33 |
| Redruth | 38 | 39 | 33 |
| St Austell | 38 | 39 | 33 |
| Truro | 38 | 39 | 33 |
| Camborne | 37 | 39 | 30 |
| St Erth | 36 | 38 | 33 |
| London Paddington | 35 | 29 | 29 |
| Reading | 35 | 29 | 29 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 34 | 34 | 29 |
| Ivybridge | 32 | 25 | 18 |
| Bristol Parkway | 29 | 28 | 24 |
| Saltash | 28 | 26 | 15 |
| Birmingham New Street | 27 | 28 | 24 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 27 | 28 | 24 |
| Lostwithiel | 26 | 21 | 15 |
| Derby | 25 | 28 | 21 |
| Chesterfield | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| Hayle | 24 | 27 | 17 |
| Leeds | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| Sheffield | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Dawlish | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| St Germans | 22 | 23 | 15 |
| Teignmouth | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| York | 21 | 23 | 15 |
| Darlington | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Durham | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Newcastle | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 18 | 20 | 13 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 17 | 18 | 13 |
| Tamworth | 15 | 16 | 11 |
| Burton-on-Trent | 14 | 17 | 11 |
and 54 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Totnes station is
797,324 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 653rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Totnes and London Paddington than any other pair: 154,148 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 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Totnes gains 6 destinations including Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield and loses 1 including Newquay.
Nearest other stations
- Paignton 5.5 miles
- Torquay 6.6 miles
- Torre 6.8 miles
- Newton Abbot 7.6 miles
- Ivybridge 10.0 miles
Facilities at Totnes station
Totnes is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 07:25 to 16:10 · Saturday: 07:25 to 15:45 · Sunday: 09:25 to 17:00
Toilets
Parking at Totnes station
- Station Car Park 145 spaces, 8 accessible
Cycle parking: 36 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 5 September 2026.
Getting to Totnes station
Totnes station is in South Hams, South West, and is run by Great Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M5 J31 (Pearce's Hill), 18.2 miles north-east.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Rail Station Forecourt.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Totnes station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from