By road: 5-6 hour drive from London via the M4, M5 and A30 including the new piece of dual carriageway by the Newquay turn which should alleviate traffic jams in the summer
By train: Trains run daily from London Paddington 8 daily, 5 hours, £80 return and Plymouth 15 daily, 2 hours, also via Bristol 4 hours, Birmingham 5 hours and onwards to the North of the UK Crewe, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh (1 daily, 16 hours and Glasgow 2 daily, 16 hours). There is also a overnight sleeper train "The Night Riviera", this excellent service is arguably the most relaxing way to Penzance. It runs Sun-Fri nights to/from London Paddington. Have a night out in the West End of London, before jumping in a taxi to Paddington, get the 23.50 hours sleeper train to Penzance, wake up at 8am as the train pulls into Penzance and the sea air will quickly get rid of any hangover from late night boozing in the train bar!
By coach: National Express or Megabus Coach Services from London Victoria 8-9 hours. Tedious, but can be a cheap option National Express have funfares from £1 and Megabus fares start from £1 (+50p booking fee).
