Arrival by car
St. Michael's Resort recommends Donald’s Cars, a private car hire business which will get you to the resort with ease, however other taxi services are available.
If you are going to be spending your time exploring Cornwall, St. Michael's Resort recommends getting a hire car to get you to and from the county’s various attractions and landmarks. Hire car companies operating from Newquay Airport to include Hertz, Avis, Budget, and Europcar.
Hire car companies operating from Exeter Airport to include Hertz, Avis, Budget UK, Europcar, and Alamo. Exeter Airport to St. Michael's Resort is just under a 2-hour drive.
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Newquay Airport (NQY). Now serviced by direct flights with Flybe from around the UK, Europe, and indirect services from around the world, Newquay Airport unlocks the beautiful South West to visitors from across the globe.
Flights to Newquay Airport from London Heathrow operate daily and take about an hour. Newquay Airport is approximately 25 miles and a 50-minute drive from Falmouth. The only way to travel from Newquay Airport to St. Michael's Resort is by bus, taxi, or hire car.
Alternatively, you can also arrive at Exeter International Airport (EXT) or Bristol Airport (BRS). Both airports are located a bit further away but give you more options if you prefer direct flights.
Exeter Airport is Flybe’s base and offers a bigger choice of direct flights from around the UK and Europe with indirect flights from across the globe. Once you have landed, the quickest route down to the resort will be by hire car.
Bristol Airport is serviced by direct flights from around the UK and Europe as well as other destinations around the world.
Another airport with direct flights to and from Newquay Airport is London Southend Airport (SEN). From Southend, you can get direct flights to many destinations around Europe. If flying into Southend, why not spend a couple of days in London, taking in the sights such as Big Ben, the London Eye, and the Tower of London.
Arrival by train
Alternatively, if long car journeys aren’t for you, Exeter St David’s is a 15-minute taxi ride away from the airport. From Exeter St David’s, you can hop on a Great Western Railway train and watch the world go by as you relax in an airline-style seat on a 2-hour train journey that lets you enjoy coastline views as you make your way down to the resort.
From Bristol Airport, Bristol Temple Meads is a short train journey away and from there, you can travel down to Cornwall by rail with Great Western Railway, enjoying your first taste of the British countryside as it rushes past you.
If travelling by train from either Bristol, Exeter, or Southend Airport, once arriving at Truro, there is one more 10-minute train on the Maritime Line to Falmouth town railway station, which is a 10-minute walk away from the resort, or a 5-minute taxi journey away.
Arrival by taxi
They advise you to book a taxi in advance, and the fare to Falmouth is likely to be in the region of 45-60 GBP. Other taxi services include Abacus and Falmouth Taxis, Radio Taxis Falmouth, and Able Cabs.