There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station by train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Train • 3h 34m
4 alternative options
Train, bus • 5h 39m
Train, bus via Shrewsbury • 6h 45m
Bus • 7h 6m
Drive • 2h 40m
Cardiff to Alton Towers Station by train, bus and walk
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station is to drive which costs £35 - £60 and takes 2h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station is to drive which takes 2h 40m and costs £35 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station. However, there are services departing from Kingsway GD and arriving at Alton Towers via Birmingham New St Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 6m.
The distance between Cardiff and Alton Towers Station is 168 miles. The road distance is 148.2 miles.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station without a car is to train which takes 3h 34m and costs £95 - £260.
It takes approximately 3h 34m to get from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station, including transfers.
Cardiff to Alton Towers Station bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Kingsway GD station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station is to train which takes 3h 34m and costs £95 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 6m.
Cardiff to Alton Towers Station bus services, operated by The Coach Company UK, arrive at Alton Towers station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cardiff to Alton Towers Station is 148 miles. It takes approximately 2h 40m to drive from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station.
- Distance: 168 miles
- Duration: 3h 34m
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Alton Towers Station, England?
You can take a train from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station via Birmingham New Street and Stoke-on-Trent in around 3h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cardiff to Alton Towers Station via Navigation Street, Birmingham New St Station, and Alton Towers in around 7h 6m.
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50 - £140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50 - £80
- 1st Class
- £100 - £140
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29 - £60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £29 - £45
- 1st Class
- £40 - £60
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- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16 - £70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £16 - £23
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £50 - £70
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Schedules at
- https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables
- Anytime Standard
- £35 - £60
- Phone
- +44 330 174 0598
- sales@thecoachcompany.co.uk
- Website
- thecoachcompany.co.uk
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
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Telford Central to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Arriva Midlands
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- Phone
- 01782 332337
- info@dgbus.co.uk
- Website
- dgbus.co.uk
Bus from Railway Station to Knight Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- D&G Bus
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Kingsway GD to Navigation Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13 - £19
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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