There are many different ways you can choose to come to Cornwall.
We are always happy to give advice and support to help you choose the best transport options for you. 

Flights to Cornwall

Newquay airport
Fly direct to Cornwall


Newquay (Newquay International Airport - NQY) is our closest airport and is just 20 minutes from our school at the Penryn Campus.

Newquay has direct international flights to and from:
In addition to the international flight connections, there are several daily domestic flights to Newquay from London Gatwick & London Southend with Eastern Airways & London Stansted with Ryanair. LoganAir provides connecting flights to Newcastle, Manchester & Edinburgh while AerLingus can connect you to Dublin. There is also an extra connection between Manchester and Newquay with EasyJet.

All these options provide an easy way for international travellers to catch a connecting flight to Language Tree from anywhere in the world. 

We can provide return airport transfers to Bristol and London airports

Trains to Cornwall

GWR to Cornwall
Beautiful train journeys to Cornwall


One of the most beautiful and relaxing ways to travel to Cornwall is by train. There are regular train services from most major UK cities direct to Cornwall. You can also easily connect with the Eurostar arriving at London St Pancras in central London.

The train journey from London to our campus in Penryn takes less than 5 hours. Find out more and book your tickets on the Great Western Railway (GWR) website. 

There are lots of ways to get cheap train tickets, so please get in touch with us and we can help to make sure you get the best ticket price. 

Come to Cornwall by boat

Brittany-Ferries
Sail to Cornwall from France & Spain
For students joining us from Europe - particularly from Brittany in France - you may wish to consider coming by ferry. Brittany Ferries offer a ferry service from Roscoff in France and Santander in Spain to Plymouth. It is then just 90 minutes to get to Penryn.

You can travel on Brittany Ferries as a foot passenger or with a car. ​​

Travel to Cornwall by coach

National-Express
Coaches provide a cheap way to get to Cornwall

One of the cheapest ways to come to Cornwall is to travel by coach. The main coach provider providing long distance coach travel to Cornwall is National Express.

Megabus generally provide the cheapest coach travel in the UK. However, these do not come to Cornwall.

If you wish to travel by Megabus, you could take a coach to Plymouth and then take the train for the final part of the journey.  

Getting around Cornwall

Trains in Devon & Cornwall

There is a fantastic train network linking lots of towns throughout Devon & Cornwall. Truro is located on the main train line with regular train services to all parts of Devon & Cornwall. This is one of the best ways to explore this beautiful region of the UK. 

As you can see on the map above, there is the main train line and then there are lots of branch lines that provide train connections to the coast. 

Local buses

As well as a good train service, there is also an excellent bus service connecting rural areas of Cornwall.

From the main bus stop on Penryn Campus, you can reach almost every part of Cornwall. Find out all the bus times here on the Transport for Cornwall website.

Download the app for your phone so you can keep up to date on live bus times. You can pay for your tickets using a contactless card on the bus.

Car hire

While you can get to most places using public transport, there are some special corners of Cornwall that are really hard to get to unless you have a car. 

We often organise excursions to places like these. However, you may also want to consider hiring a car for a weekend to explore yourself. 

The RentalCars website is a great way to find cheap car hire. You can hire a small car for around £50 for a weekend.