There are 6 ways to get from East Croydon to Alton Towers by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from East Croydon to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Stoke-on-Trenttrain
- Take the taxi from Stoke-on-Trent to Alton Towerstaxi
3h 2m£82–153Drive 156.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from East Croydon to Alton Towerscar 156.6 mi
3h 19m£38–55Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain London St Pancras International - Sheffield / ...
- Take the bus from Bonners Lane to Alton Towersbus
5h 13mTrain, fly, bus
- Take the train from East Croydon to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Macclesfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Macclesfield Queen Victoria St to Alton Towersbus
5h 54mBus
- Take the bus from Dingwall Road / East Croydon Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus Sl7
- Take the bus from Watford Junction station to Alton Towersbus
6h 52mTrain, bus via Luton
- Take the train from East Croydon to Lutontrain
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bus Stationbus 230
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Alton Towers Entrancebus X80
7h 40m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Croydon to Alton Towers is to drive which costs £35 - £55 and takes 3h 19m.
The fastest way to get from East Croydon to Alton Towers is to train and taxi which takes 3h 2m and costs £80 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from East Croydon station to Alton Towers. However, there are services departing from Dingwall Road / East Croydon Station and arriving at Alton Towers via Heathrow Terminal 3 and Watford Junction station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between East Croydon and Alton Towers is 176 miles. The road distance is 157.5 miles.
The best way to get from East Croydon to Alton Towers without a car is to train and taxi which takes 3h 2m and costs £80 - £160.
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from East Croydon to Alton Towers, including transfers.
East Croydon to Alton Towers bus services, operated by Metrobus, depart from Dingwall Road / East Croydon Station.
East Croydon to Alton Towers bus services, operated by Metrobus, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between East Croydon to Alton Towers is 157 miles. It takes approximately 3h 19m to drive from East Croydon to Alton Towers.
There are 1201+ hotels available in Alton Towers.
What companies run services between East Croydon, England and Alton Towers, England?
You can take a bus from Dingwall Road / East Croydon Station to Alton Towers via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Heathrow Terminal 3, Watford Junction station, and Alton Towers in around 6h 52m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from East Croydon to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from East Croydon to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from East Croydon to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Macclesfield
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Macclesfield
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Macclesfield
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 174 0598
- [email protected]
- Website
- thecoachcompany.co.uk
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 Macclesfield Queen Victoria St to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://thecoachcompany.co.uk/
- Website
- https://altontowers.thecoachcompany.co.uk/coachtrip/?page=trips&trip_group_id=1
Bus from Watford Junction station to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://thecoachcompany.co.uk/
- Website
- https://altontowers.thecoachcompany.co.uk/coachtrip/?page=trips&trip_group_id=1
- Phone
- +44 1293 449191
- [email protected]
- Website
- metrobus.co.uk
Bus from Dingwall Road / East Croydon Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrobus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01332 345 678
- Website
- x80altontowers.com
Bus from Bus Station to Alton Towers Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://x80altontowers.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Estimated price
- £35–50
Autocab Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1782777777
- Website
- autocabprivatehire.co.uk
City Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1782844444
- Website
- citycabsstoke.com
Magnum Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1782819819
- Website
- magnumtaxisstoke.co.uk
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