There are 10 ways to get from Alnwick to Bedford by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Alnmouth to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Bedfordtrain
4h 22m£128–201Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Retail Park to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 591
8h 3m£45–76Drive 260.5 mi
- Drive from Alnwick to Bedfordcar 260.5 mi
4h 33m£66–95Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
4h 39m£84–226Bus, train
- Take the bus from Retail Park to Newcastle Coach Stationbus 591
- Take the train from Newcastle to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Bedfordtrain
6h 12m£110–169Train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Bedfordtrain
5h 24m£117–332Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Bedfordtrain
6h 11m£156–388Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
5h 48m£89–237Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Bedfordtrain
5h 52m£109–259Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bletchleytrain
7h 13m£98–250
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alnwick to Bedford is to bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Alnwick to Bedford is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs £120 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Alnwick to Bedford station. However, there are services departing from Retail Park and arriving at Bus Station via Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Alnwick to Bedford. However, there are services departing from Alnmouth and arriving at Bedford via Newcastle and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 22m.
The distance between Alnwick and Bedford is 357 miles. The road distance is 262 miles.
The best way to get from Alnwick to Bedford without a car is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs £120 - £210.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Alnwick to Bedford, including transfers.
Alnwick to Bedford bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Retail Park station.
Alnwick to Bedford train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Alnmouth station.
The best way to get from Alnwick to Bedford is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs £120 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £80 and takes 8h 3m.
What companies run services between Alnwick, England and Bedford, England?
You can take a vehicle from Alnwick to Bedford via Alnmouth, Newcastle, London Kings Cross, and London St Pancras Intl in around 4h 22m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Retail Park to Milton Keynes Coachway once daily. Tickets cost £40–75 and the journey takes 7h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £33
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £34
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £34
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £33
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Bletchley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Retail Park to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Retail Park to Newcastle Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Alnwick to Bedford bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Alnwick to Bedford train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Newcastle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alnwick to Bedford is 262 miles. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Alnwick to Bedford.
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