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72: Plymouth - Polperro

*UPDATED 17th July 2022*

The 72 connects the city of Plymouth with two of Cornwall's prettiest seaside resorts. It runs every 2 hours daily. The operator is Go Cornwall Bus, part of Go Ahead's Plymouth Citybus. Please check their website for service updates.


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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:


Lidl supermarket St Budeaux, use St Budeaux Square stops 1 and 2
Co-op supermarket St Budeauxuse St Budeaux Square stops 1 and 2

Waitrose supermarket Saltashuse 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'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:

Change at Saltash for:

Change at Trerulefoot for:

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:


Long distance footpath


















All of the information in this post is correct at the time of writing, but please check the relevant links before travelling.

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