Plymouth to Swansea runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:26 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 58m over 147 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€11.88
- 102%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Plymouth
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:26First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Plymouth and Swansea.
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Brittany Ferries runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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 €23.99Mon21
- about €21.24Tue22
- about €21.79Wed23
- about €19.04Thu24
- about €22.89Fri25
- about €22.88Sat26
- about €18.49Sun27
- about €16.29Mon28
- about €14.64Tue29
- about €17.39Wed30
- about €17.39Thu1
- about €16.29Fri2
- about €16.29Sat3
- about €16.29Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €12.44Wed7
- about €15.19Thu8
- about €12.99Fri9
- about €11.89Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Swansea. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Swansea for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Plymouth to Swansea
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.7490 days
- €12.9960 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €16.2914 days
- €18.497 days
- €21.793 days
- €23.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 102 percent. The most expensive point is €23.99, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 Plymouth to Swansea 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
147 km
140 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
260,203 → 300,352
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 147 km against 140 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 Bideford, Exeter, Exmouth, Paignton. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Swansea railway station
Most of the points near Swansea railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Plymouth to Swansea
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Plymouth to Swansea?
The fastest journey from Plymouth to Swansea takes 5h 58m door to door, of which 4h 56m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 6h 17m, 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 Plymouth to Swansea?
The cheapest fare from Plymouth to Swansea is €11.88, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €16.29. 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 Plymouth to Swansea?
The cheapest way from Plymouth to Swansea is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 6h 26m 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 Plymouth to Swansea?
Fares from Plymouth to Swansea bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 102 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Plymouth to Swansea?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Plymouth to Swansea, at €14.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Plymouth to Swansea?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Plymouth to Swansea, 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 service from Plymouth to Swansea?
1 operators sell services from Plymouth to Swansea across 1 mode: Brittany Ferries. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Plymouth to Swansea?
20 percent of the services we sell from Plymouth to Swansea are direct. The rest connect at Bideford, Exeter, Exmouth, Paignton, with about 67 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 Plymouth to Swansea use?
Services from Plymouth to Swansea by ferry leave from Brittany Ferries, Plymouth and arrive at Tawe River Cruises. 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 Plymouth to Swansea?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Plymouth to Swansea 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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
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 labeled 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 Plymouth to Swansea on September 20, 2026: 147 km of route against 140 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 5h 58m 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 Swansea a set of days out that do not start at a station.
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The two ends, compared
Plymouth reaches 51 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 802 km. Swansea reaches 85 places in 2 countries, from 41 to 484 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Plymouth
- 51Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Swansea
Leaving Swansea
- 85Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 6Operators