Getting to Cohort

Map at the bottom of this page

Cohort Hostel, The Stennack, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1FF

We encourage all our guests to get to us by public transport, especially during the summer months when it’s far less stressful to be without a car in St Ives. The bus network is awesome, especially May – September, and you can get anywhere you need to go. The money you save on parking can be used to buy more Cornish pasties…. #nomnomnom.

Download our 20 Things to do without a car for inspiration.

Offset your carbon

When you check in at Cohort a tree will be planted on your behalf in the developing world. If you would like to plant more you can do so at reception for £1/tree. Read more about this scheme and our green ethos here.

From London

Direct train from London Paddington – Penzance every hour (5.5 hours). Get off at St Erth, the stop before Penzance, and take the picturesque branch line train 10 minutes along the coast to St Ives.

National Express bus 3 times a day from London Victoria – Hayle (8.5 hours), then jump on a local bus for 10 minutes to St Ives.

Fly to Newquay Airport from Heathrow. You can also fly into Newquay from Belfast, Birmingham, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Isles of Scilly, Liverpool, Manchester & Newcastle.

From Newquay

National Express bus 3 times a day Newquay – Hayle (1 hour) then jump on a local bus for 10 minutes to St Ives.

Helpful websites

National Express (Bus) | First Great Western (Train) | Newquay Airport | Transport for Cornwall

On foot from St Ives bus / train stations

We are a 5-7 minute walk from the train station. Follow the main road into St Ives town centre (if you’re coming from the train station walk through the car park to find it) and keep following it as it turns sharply to the right and goes downhill. The first left towards the bottom of the hill is a tiny side road, ignore that and take the next left onto Gabriel Street. Walk past the library and then the Co-Op supermarket (on your right) to find Cohort after that on your right hand side.

For more details see our map at the bottom of this page.

By car

If you’re coming by car TURN OFF YOUR SATNAV as it will take you on a merry dance around St Ives.

From the A30 turn off on the A3074 signposted St Ives, follow the road, ignoring signs for ‘Day Visitors’ and the Tate, for about 2 miles into St Ives. At the St Ives Harbour Hotel & Spa turn right off the road into the main town and keep following the road until it turns sharply to the right and goes downhill. The first left towards the bottom of the hill is a tiny side road, ignore that and take the next left onto Gabriel Street. Drive past the library and then the Co-Op supermarket (on your right) to find Cohort after that on your right hand side.

Parking

You cannot park outside Cohort unless it’s for a super quick bag drop (please don’t try to park for long)… there are 3 car parks all very near to our hostel and you can see full details on our parking page and for top tips read our blog.