The First Western National services 83, 84 and 86 between Tavistock and Plymouth centres take 55 minutes. The service runs from Monday to Saturday and there are 2 or 3 buses every hour during the day (last departures Tavistock 2255 and Plymouth Royal Parade 2345) with some additional services at various times.

It takes 1 hour and 35 minutes on the 86 bus service from Lydford to Plymouth. For villages off the 86 route, bus journeys involve a connection which is rarely convenient. For example, there is one bus (on Thursdays only) from Kelly to Tavistock which takes 26 minutes. There is then a 14 minute wait in Tavistock for a bus into Plymouth, making the total journey time 1½ hours.