The eight main routes in and around St Austell on one map — where each line goes, how often it runs, live bus positions, and the trains next door.
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Most buses in and around St Austell leave from the bus station next door to the railway station. The map shows the main lines as simple coloured corridors with live bus positions on top; the cards below say where each line runs and how often, with the full timetable one tap away. Heads-up: from 22 June 2026, Trinity Street in the town centre is one-way for roadworks expected to last around 18 months — stops for the 21, 21A, 22, 22A and 51 may move, so check Transport for Cornwall's service updates.
Each line follows the route the bus actually takes, from the operator’s published timetable; the dots are its stops, which appear as you zoom in. The arrows are live bus positions from the Bus Open Data Service, updating about once a minute.
Live positions as of 23:20. The page updates about once a minute — refresh for the latest.
Newquay – Quintrell Downs – Indian Queens – the clay villages – Trewoon – St Austell. The 21 comes through St Dennis and Foxhole; the 21A runs via Summercourt and St Stephen.
To Newquay Bus Station Arrivals — under a mile away on the Truro side, heading away
From St Austell, Bus, Rail Station. Position reported 23:20.
To Newquay Bus Station Arrivals — about 14 miles away on the Newquay side
From North Way. Position reported 23:20.
Scheduled service: each about every two hours on weekdays, which works out to roughly a bus an hour between Newquay and St Austell; fewer journeys at weekends. Full timetable
The direct way to Truro: St Austell – Sticker – Grampound – Probus – Tresillian – Truro bus station.
To St Austell, Bus, Rail Station — in St Austell now
From Truro, Bus Station. Position reported 23:20.
Scheduled service: roughly hourly on weekdays from early morning to late evening, with fewer journeys at weekends.
St Austell station sits right next to the bus station, on the Cornish Main Line between London Paddington and Penzance — "it's on the main line" is the local shorthand for how connected the town is. Direct trains run west to Truro and Penzance and east to Bodmin Parkway, Plymouth, Exeter and London, typically a train every hour or so in each direction through the day.
The Night Riviera sleeper between London Paddington and Penzance also calls at St Austell in both directions.
Live departures (National Rail) · Night Riviera sleeper (GWR)
Positions checked 23:20. Live bus positions from the Bus Open Data Service (dataset). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, from the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service. Scheduled frequencies are from published timetables, not live data. Operator updates: Transport for Cornwall.
The villages-first way to Truro: St Austell – Trewoon – Foxhole – St Dennis – St Stephen – Grampound Road – Probus – Tresillian – Truro.
No bus currently reporting on this route — that’s normal between journeys. The timetable has the scheduled times.
Scheduled service: every hour or two on weekdays from early morning to early evening; thinner service at weekends. Full timetable
The eastern workhorse: St Austell – Mount Charles – Holmbush – St Blazey – Par – Tywardreath – Fowey.
To Fowey, Main Car Park — in St Austell now
From St Austell, Bus, Rail Station. Position reported 23:20.
Scheduled service: roughly hourly, seven days a week, from early morning until late evening. The 24A takes a slightly different loop around Par — check the timetable if you need a specific stop. Full timetable
The harbour bus, along the coast side of town: St Austell – Duporth – Charlestown – Par – St Blazey.
No bus currently reporting on this route — that’s normal between journeys. The timetable has the scheduled times.
Scheduled service: roughly hourly during the day. Full timetable
St Austell – Eden Project – St Blazey – Lostwithiel. The bus the Eden Project points visitors to, from Stand A at the bus station; some journeys run via Carlyon Bay and Charlestown.
No bus currently reporting on this route — that’s normal between journeys. The timetable has the scheduled times.
Scheduled service: a handful of journeys a day, Monday to Saturday — check times before setting out. Full timetable
North through the clay country: St Austell – Stenalees – Bugle – Roche – Lanivet – Bodmin.
To St Austell, Bus, Rail Station — about 5 miles away on the Bodmin side, heading this way
From Bodmin Relief Point. Position reported 23:20.
Scheduled service: every hour or two, from early morning until late evening. Some journeys call at the Eden Project — check the timetable before relying on it. Full timetable
Down the coast road: St Austell – Pentewan – Heligan Gardens – Mevagissey.
No bus currently reporting on this route — that’s normal between journeys. The timetable has the scheduled times.
Scheduled service: roughly hourly during the day. Some journeys start or finish at the Eden Project instead of the bus station. Full timetable