There are 5 ways to get from Banbury to St Ives by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via London
best- Take the train from Banbury to London Marylebonetrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridge Northtrain
- Take the bus from The Busway Cambridge North to Copperbeech Closebus B
3h 28m£61–126Drive 71.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Banbury to St Ivescar 71.8 mi
1h 23m£18–26Bus, line 905 bus, line 66 bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to High Streetbus B12
- Take the bus from High Street to Central stationbus X5
- Take the bus from Central station to Bus Stationbus X5
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Market Squarebus 905
- Take the bus from Market Square to Bus Stationbus 66
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Copperbeech Closebus B
5h 49mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Banbury to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cambridgetrain
- Take the bus from The Busway station to The Poundbus A
5h 27m£99–150Bus
- Take the bus from Calthorpe Street to Magdalen Street Eastbus S4
- Take the bus from Gloucester Green Bus Station to Airport Bus Stationbus 737
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Trumpington Park-and-Ridebus 786
- Take the bus from The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride to The Poundbus A
7h 46m£24–52
Banbury to St Ives by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banbury to St Ives is to drive which costs £17 - £26 and takes 1h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Banbury to St Ives is to drive which takes 1h 23m and costs £17 - £26.
No, there is no direct bus from Banbury station to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Copperbeech Close via High Street, Central station, Bus Station, Market Square and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 49m.
The distance between Banbury and St Ives is 159 miles. The road distance is 72.2 miles.
The best way to get from Banbury to St Ives without a car is to train and bus via London which takes 3h 28m and costs £60 - £130.
It takes approximately 3h 28m to get from Banbury to St Ives, including transfers.
Banbury to St Ives bus services, operated by Red Rose Travel, depart from Bus Station.
Banbury to St Ives bus services, operated by Red Rose Travel, arrive at High Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Banbury to St Ives is 72 miles. It takes approximately 1h 23m to drive from Banbury to St Ives.
There are 876+ hotels available in St Ives.
What companies run services between Banbury, England and St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Copperbeech Close via High Street, Central station, Bus Station, Market Square, and Bus Station in around 5h 49m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 5165
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Banbury to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge North
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Banbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 01733207860
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from The Busway Cambridge North to Copperbeech Close
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from High Street to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Central station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Bus Station to Market Square
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Bus Station to Copperbeech Close
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from The Busway station to The Pound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride to The Pound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- 01296 747 926
- Website
- Red Rose Travel
Bus from Bus Station to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Red Rose Travel
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
- Phone
- 01604 67 60 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach Midlands
Bus from High Street to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach Midlands
- Single
- £3
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from High Street to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- 01707 255764
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uno
Bus from Central station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Uno
- Phone
- 01954 230011
- Website
- Whippet Coaches
Bus from Market Square to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Whippet Coaches
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Bus from Calthorpe Street to Magdalen Street East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Gloucester Green Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Trumpington Park-and-Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- National Express
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