Christchurch to Plymouth runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:26 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €12.99, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 54m over 180 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €12.99, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€12.99
- 144%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Christchurch
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:26First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Christchurch and Plymouth.
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Brittany Ferries runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €28.94Mon21
- about €25.09Tue22
- about €26.19Wed23
- about €22.34Thu24
- about €28.39Fri25
- about €27.83Sat26
- about €22.34Sun27
- about €19.59Mon28
- about €17.39Tue29
- about €20.69Wed30
- about €20.69Thu1
- about €19.59Fri2
- about €19.59Sat3
- about €19.59Sun4
- about €12.99Mon5
- about €12.99Tue6
- about €15.19Wed7
- about €17.94Thu8
- about €15.19Fri9
- about €14.09Sat10
- about €13.54Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Plymouth. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Plymouth for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Christchurch to Plymouth
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €18.4990 days
- €15.1960 days
- €11.8945 days
- €11.8830 days
- €13.5421 days
- €19.5914 days
- €22.347 days
- €26.193 days
- €28.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 144 percent. The dearest point is €28.94, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Christchurch to Plymouth and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
180 km
172 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
31,372 → 260,203
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 180 km against 172 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Torquay, Weymouth, Paignton, Exmouth. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Plymouth
Most of the points near Plymouth open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Christchurch to Plymouth
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Christchurch to Plymouth?
The fastest journey from Christchurch to Plymouth takes 6h 54m door to door, of which 5h 30m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 7h 15m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Christchurch to Plymouth?
The cheapest fare from Christchurch to Plymouth is €12.99, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €19.59. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Christchurch to Plymouth?
The cheapest way from Christchurch to Plymouth is by ferry, at €12.99 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 7h door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Christchurch to Plymouth?
Fares from Christchurch to Plymouth bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 144 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Christchurch to Plymouth?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Christchurch to Plymouth, at €17.39. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Christchurch to Plymouth?
December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Christchurch to Plymouth, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Christchurch to Plymouth?
Brittany Ferries publish service areas covering both Christchurch and Plymouth, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Christchurch to Plymouth?
20 percent of the services we sell from Christchurch to Plymouth are direct. The rest connect at Torquay, Weymouth, Paignton, Exmouth, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Christchurch to Plymouth use?
Services from Christchurch to Plymouth by ferry leave from Christchurch Quay and arrive at Brittany Ferries, Plymouth. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Christchurch to Plymouth?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Christchurch to Plymouth allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Christchurch to Plymouth on 20 September 2026: 180 km of route against 172 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €12.99, and 6h 54m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Plymouth a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Plymouth and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Plymouth in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Christchurch reaches 37 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 32 to 275 km. Plymouth reaches 51 places in 3 countries, from 41 to 802 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Christchurch
- 37Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Plymouth
Leaving Plymouth
- 51Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 3Operators