There are 5 ways to get from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station by train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Train • 3h 10m
4 alternative options
Train, bus via Nottingham • 5h 26m
Train, bus • 5h 39m
Bus • 6h 6m
Drive • 2h 14m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station is to drive which costs £30 - £50 and takes 2h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station is to drive which takes 2h 14m and costs £30 - £50.
No, there is no direct bus from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station. However, there are services departing from Cambridge Jesus College and arriving at Alton Towers via Birmingham New St Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 6m.
The distance between Cambridge and Alton Towers Station is 218 miles. The road distance is 130.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station without a car is to train which takes 3h 10m and costs £100 - £260.
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station, including transfers.
Cambridge to Alton Towers Station bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Cambridge Jesus College station.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station is to train which takes 3h 10m and costs £100 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 6m.
Cambridge to Alton Towers Station bus services, operated by The Coach Company UK, arrive at Alton Towers station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cambridge to Alton Towers Station is 130 miles. It takes approximately 2h 14m to drive from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station.
- Distance: 218 miles
- Duration: 3h 10m
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Alton Towers Station, England?
You can take a train from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station via King's Cross, King's Cross, London Euston, London Euston, and Stoke-on-Trent in around 3h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cambridge to Alton Towers Station via Birmingham Brunel Street, Birmingham New St Station, and Alton Towers in around 6h 6m.
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22 - £35
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28 - £55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £28 - £40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £40 - £55
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55 - £150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £55 - £75
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £100 - £150
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Ely to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26 - £45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- 1st Class
- £29 - £45
- Standard
- £26 - £40
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cambridge to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45 - £70
- 1st Class
- £90 - £130
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- Phone
- +44 330 174 0598
- sales@thecoachcompany.co.uk
- Website
- thecoachcompany.co.uk
Bus from Nottingham Mount St to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://thecoachcompany.co.uk/
- Website
- https://altontowers.thecoachcompany.co.uk/coachtrip/?page=trips&trip_group_id=1
Bus from Bonners Lane to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://thecoachcompany.co.uk/
- Website
- https://altontowers.thecoachcompany.co.uk/coachtrip/?page=trips&trip_group_id=1
Bus from Birmingham New St Station to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://thecoachcompany.co.uk/
- Website
- https://altontowers.thecoachcompany.co.uk/coachtrip/?page=trips&trip_group_id=1
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Cambridge Jesus College to Birmingham Brunel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11 - £17
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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