LAL Torbay Guide: Travel and Transport in and around Torbay

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It's easy to get around Torbay and to travel further away, thanks to a good network of buses and trains. Local buses Longer distances by bus Long-distance express coaches Travelling by train
Local Buses Getting around Torbay is easy thanks to a good bus network. Buses are run throughout Torbay by Stagecoach, with a network that stretches from Brixham to Babbacombe. You can buy tickets for each journey from the bus driver. You can pay in cash, and you will be given change if necessary, but it helps if you give the driver coins rather than notes. The fare will get more expensive the further you travel. Some services are also provided by First Devon & Cornwall. You can buy tickets from the driver, including day and weekly tickets. Note that First's tickets cannot be used on Stagecoach buses, nor Stagecoach tickets on First's buses! Bus passes You can buy a pre-paid bus pass from Stagecoach. These tickets last one, two or three weeks and allow unlimited journeys within Torbay. You can buy these tickets - and get a great discount - at LAL Torbay.	Bus Maps: Download a map of bus services in Torbay from Stagecoach's website. Plan your journey: Use Transport Direct's door-to-door public transport route planner
Longer Local Journeys Some of Stagecoach's buses run to towns outside Torbay, including Kingswear (for Dartmouth), Totnes, Exeter and Plymouth. There are also services run by First Devon & Cornwall to Plymouth via Totnes.
Long-distance Coaches Buses which run on long routes with only a few stops are called 'coaches'. National Express run long-distance coaches from Paignton and Torquay to towns and cities all over Britain. For example, there are several coaches direct to London every day. You can buy National Express tickets at LAL Torbay from the Transfers counter.	Back to top... National Express: Information and tickets for Britain's largest coach network.
Trains Britain's rail network is one of the fastest ways to get around. Trains, which are operated by several different companies, may be more expensive than coaches, but there can be great value tickets if you can book a journey in advance. You can get information at the railway station and at www.nationalrail.co.uk. The fares available at the station are usually the same as those on the internet, and station staff must offer you the lowest fare for your journey. We cannot book railway tickets at LAL Torbay.	Back to top... National rail: Train times and fares for railways across Britain.