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 is our closest airport and is a short drive from our school at Penryn Campus.

There are several daily flights from London Gatwick (Eastern Airways), Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle & Edinburgh (LoganAir) and Dublin (AerLingus) to Newquay International Airport (NQY).

This provides an easy way for international travellers to catch a connecting flight to Language Tree from anywhere in the world. 

Newquay airport also has some direct international flights to airports in Switzerland (Zurich - Edelweiss - there is also the option for a connecting flight from Berlin with Swiss Air), Denmark (Copenhagen - SAS), Germany (Dusseldorf - Eurowings), Spain (Alicante & Malaga - Ryanair) and Portugal (Faro - Ryanair).

Click on the links for the all the latest flight connections.

We offer free return airport transfers to Newquay.   

We can also provide return airport transfers to Bristol, London Heathrow & London Gatwick on request.

Trains 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 Truro. You can also connect with the Eurostar in London.

The train journey from London to 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

For students joining us from Europe, 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. 
Newquay airport
Fly direct to Cornwall
GWR to Cornwall
Beautiful train journeys to Cornwall
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Sail to Cornwall from France & Spain
National-Express
Coaches provide a cheap way to get to Cornwall
Travel to Cornwall by coach

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. 

If you travel on the train regularly, it is worth getting a Devon & Cornwall railcard as this will give you a 33% discount on your train tickets around the region.

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.