How to get to Kingswear
Kingswear is beautiful… you couldn’t get any closer to the water if you tried. This idyllic coastal village is a hive of activity during the summer months but it’s very accessible with excellent rail and road transport links to take you to the very heart of this beauty spot.
Whether you’re getting to one of our Kingswear luxury holiday cottages by air, rail or road, here’s how to get to there…
Flying to Kingswear
Well almost… Regular flights into both Exeter and Bristol airports are a great entry gate into the south west especially if you’re visiting from Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, The Channel Isles and further afield.
Hire a car at the airport and the drive to Kingswear should take you less than an hour from Exeter. From Bristol airport it’s just over two hours – 98 miles if you pick up a hire car. Alternatively, you can get the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Brixham then get a taxi to Kingswear.
Driving to Kingswear
Your trip to Kingswear by road is easier than you may imagine. As with any other South Hams town or village the M5 and A30 will bring you to Exeter where you join the A38.
Once on the A38 you keep left for Torquay which takes you up Telegraph Hill along the A380. Keep on the A380 and follow signs for Brixham and the A3022. Take a right turn onto the Dartmouth Road the A379 the follow signs for Kingswear and the B3205.
Kingswear by train
Paignton is the closest railway station to Kingswear, you can grab the heritage steam train between the months of February and October, it takes around 25 minutes. Pick up a taxi for the 20 minutes ride to Kingswear, which should cost around £20-30.
Taxis in Kingswear
If you’re arriving by train we recommend pre-booking your taxi from Paignton Station to your holiday cottage. South Devon is a popular holiday destination and you may find the waiting taxis are all snapped up. Choose an operator from our list of Kingswear taxis.
