Road distances to Plymouth city centre (taken as the Drake Circus roundabout) are 16 miles from Tavistock, 25 miles from Lydford, 22 miles from Milton Abbot, 15 miles from Princetown, 14 miles from Bere Alston and 10 miles from Clearbrook.

Average driving times to the Drake Circus roundabout in Plymouth are 35 minutes from Tavistock, 35 minutes from Bere Alston, 20 minutes from Clearbrook, 45 minutes from Lydford and 40 minutes from Milton Abbot. The A386 south of Tavistock is very busy at peak times and car journey times to and from Plymouth can take much longer; as an example, the journey from Tavistock to Plymouth can take up to an hour.