*UPDATED 17th July 2022*
Places served
The 72 starts from stand A7 on Royal Parade:
It then stops on Western Approach:
... at North Cross, and then this stop on Pennycomequick Hill at Plymouth Railway Station. Go over the footbridge for the trains.
Here are a few links of things to see and do in Plymouth:
Buses to Polperro stop at the bottom of Fore Street on the right and buses to Plymouth stop on the left:
Waitrose supermarket Saltash, use the Gilston Road junction stops
The main stops in Looe are near the bridge on the eastern side of town. Buses to Polperro stop on the left and buses to Plymouth stop on the right on Station Road:
Traffic is banned from most of Polperro, so the 72 terminates at Crumplehorn on Langreek Road:
Timetables
See the full timetable on the following websites:
Here are your links for live scheduled departures from major stops towards Polperro:
...and back towards Plymouth:
Tickets
The cheapest day ticket that is valid throughout route 72 is the Zone 4 Dayrider at £9.00. It is also valid on all other Go Cornwall Bus and Plymouth Citybus routes.
If you also want to use trains, then Ride Cornwall at £18 is the ticket you need. It's valid on all Go Cornwall Bus and First buses and all trains in Cornwall, plus over the border to Plymouth. The only condition is that all journeys have to either begin or end in Cornwall.
Plymouth has a multi-operator ticket called the Skipper. At £5.40 for an adult, it is valid on the 72 between Plymouth and Burraton only, but also on all buses of all operators in and around the city of Plymouth.
If you're arriving in Plymouth by train, then a Plymouth Plusbus ticket has the same validity as the Skipper ticket. On the 72 it is valid between Plymouth and Burraton.
Connections
See Plymouth Citybus's network maps here, and all routes in Cornwall here.
Connect in Plymouth for the following major routes and destinations:
Change at Trerulefoot for:
Timetables
See the full timetable on the following websites:
Here are your links for live scheduled departures from major stops towards Polperro:
...and back towards Plymouth:
Tickets
The cheapest day ticket that is valid throughout route 72 is the Zone 4 Dayrider at £9.00. It is also valid on all other Go Cornwall Bus and Plymouth Citybus routes.
If you'll only be travelling within Cornwall, then the multi-operator Cornwall Dayrider at £5.00 is the ticket you need. It's valid on the 72 between Saltash and Polperro and on all buses of all operators throughout Cornwall.
If you'll only be travelling on the 72 between Burraton and Plymouth, then you can use the Plymouth Citybus Zone 2 Dayrider at £5.00. It's also valid on all Go Cornwall Bus and Plymouth Citybus services in zones 1 and 2, which includes Plymstock, Plympton and Ivybridge.
Single and return fares can be looked up here, with the relevant day ticket acting as the default ticket for some longer journeys. An adult single between Plymouth and Polperro is currently £9.00, for which you'll get a Zone 4 Dayrider, described above.
If you also want to use trains, then Ride Cornwall at £18 is the ticket you need. It's valid on all Go Cornwall Bus and First buses and all trains in Cornwall, plus over the border to Plymouth. The only condition is that all journeys have to either begin or end in Cornwall.
Plymouth has a multi-operator ticket called the Skipper. At £5.40 for an adult, it is valid on the 72 between Plymouth and Burraton only, but also on all buses of all operators in and around the city of Plymouth.
If you'll be travelling only within Devon, then the DevonDay ticket at £9.60 is valid on the 72 between Plymouth and Burraton only, but also on all buses of all operators throughout the county of Devon.
If you're arriving in Plymouth by train, then a Plymouth Plusbus ticket has the same validity as the Skipper ticket. On the 72 it is valid between Plymouth and Burraton.
Connections
See Plymouth Citybus's network maps here, and all routes in Cornwall here.
Connect in Plymouth for the following major routes and destinations:
- Stagecoach X38 to Exeter
- Stagecoach Gold to Totnes and Torquay
- Stagecoach 1 to Tavistock
- Stagecoach 3 to Dartmouth
Change at Saltash for:
- Go Cornwall Bus 12 towards Bude
- Go Cornwall Bus 71 to Derriford Hospital
Change at Trerulefoot for:
- Go Cornwall Bus 11 to Liskeard and Bodmin Parkway
- Go Cornwall Bus 75A towards Torpoint
Change at Widegates for:
Change in Barcelona for:
The 72 passes close to the following railway stations:
Alternatives
You can take the train from Plymouth to Looe with a change in Liskeard for £6.90 single and £7.00 return (Adult off-peak day return, travel after 0900 weekdays, anytime weekends). Look up train fares here.
Go Cornwall Bus 73 provides additional buses between Polperro and Looe.
Go Cornwall Bus 11 provides additional buses between Trerulefoot and Plymouth.
Between Saltash and Plymouth, you can also use the following routes:
Between St Budeaux and Plymouth, you can also use the above routes from Saltash, plus:
All of the information in this post is correct at the time of writing, but please check the relevant links before travelling.
Click here to discover more amazing bus routes in the South West of England.
- Go Cornwall Bus 73/75 to Liskeard
Change in Barcelona for:
- Go Cornwall Bus 77 to Trago Mills and Liskeard
The 72 passes close to the following railway stations:
Alternatives
You can take the train from Plymouth to Looe with a change in Liskeard for £6.90 single and £7.00 return (Adult off-peak day return, travel after 0900 weekdays, anytime weekends). Look up train fares here.
Go Cornwall Bus 73 provides additional buses between Polperro and Looe.
Go Cornwall Bus 11 provides additional buses between Trerulefoot and Plymouth.
Between Saltash and Plymouth, you can also use the following routes:
- Stagecoach 2/2A
- Go Cornwall Bus 11, 11B, 12, 12A, 72A, 75A
Between St Budeaux and Plymouth, you can also use the above routes from Saltash, plus:
Long distance footpath
- South West Coast Path passes through Plymouth, Looe and Polperro
All of the information in this post is correct at the time of writing, but please check the relevant links before travelling.
Click here to discover more amazing bus routes in the South West of England.
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