RIDE CORNWALL

Unlimited off-peak travel for one day throughout Cornwall as well as to/from Plymouth in Devon including the Gunnislake branch.

This is the same as the Cornwall Ranger but is also valid on all bus routes operated by "First" and "CityBus/Go Cornwall" and direct bus services between Plymouth and Cornwall both ways.

description

The Ride Cornwall allows travel along the Great Western Main Line from Plymouth in Devon to the end of the line at Penzance.

It includes the four branch lines in Cornwall to Looe, Newquay, Falmouth and St.Ives plus the Gunnislake branch in Devon.

You can visit the Bodmin & Wenford Railway at Bodmin Parkway and the Helston Railway by alighting at either Camborne, Hayle or St.Erth.

information

GWR website
NRE information
GWR route map
Bodmin & Wenford Railway website
Helston Railway website

see also:
Cornwall Ranger - a rail only version
Freedom of Devon & Cornwall - any 3 in 7 days or any 8 in 15 days

Ticket Issuing System details:  name  /  code  /  group
RIDE CORNWALL / RCW / J118 RIDECORNWALL
RIDECORNW FAMLY / RCF / J118 RIDECORNWALL

fares & restrictions

Fares as at 1st January 2024

adult: £18.00
child (5-15): £9.00
family*: £36.00
railcards: no

*Family tickets are for up to two adults and up to three children

Previous fares ⯈ Previous fares (adult):
2023 - £18.00
2022 - £18.00
2021 - £18.00
2020 - £18.00
2019 - £18.00
2018 - £13.00
2014 - £10.00
2011 - £10.00

time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid from 09:00

Also valid on the following services:
08:24 Plymouth-Gunnislake
08:30 Liskeard-Looe

train operating companies
CrossCountry, Great Western Railway

purchasing
Online : ✔
Train conductor: ✔ *
Bus driver: ✔
Station ticket office: ✔
Ticket Vending Machine (TVM): i Northern Ticket Vending Machines now sell most ranger and rover tickets but at the moment only for same-day travel (rather prohibitive for distant areas)

Some Avanti West Coast station TVMs for example Crewe, now sell local rangers and rovers.

A number of PTE areas sell local rangers from TVMs in their area e.g. South Yorkshire, Strathclyde and West Midlands

sponsors

Ride Cornwall route map

Ride Cornwall route map

This ticket is valid at these national network stations:

Bere Alston; Bere Ferrers; Bodmin Parkway; Bugle
Calstock; Camborne; Carbis Bay; Causeland; Coombe Junction Halt
Devonport; Devonport Dockyard
Falmouth Docks; Falmouth Town
Gunnislake
Hayle
Keyham
Lelant; Lelant Saltings; Liskeard; Looe; Lostwithiel; Luxulyan
Menheniot
Newquay;
Par; Penmere; Penryn; Penzance; Perranwell
Quintrell Downs; Roche
Reduth
Saltash; Sandplace; St Austell; St Budeaux Ferry Rd; St Budeaux Victoria Rd; St Columb Rd; St Erth; St Germans; St Ives; St Keyne Wishing Well Halt
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