There are 4 ways to get from Hereford to Alton Towers by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Hereford to Crewetrain Cardiff Central - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Longtontrain Crewe - Lincoln Central / ...
3h 6m£72–109Drive 88 mi
cheapest- Drive from Hereford to Alton Towerscar 88 mi
2h 14m£22–31Train, bus
- Take the train from Hereford to Birmingham New Streettrain Hereford - Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham New St Station to Alton Towersbus
4h 44mTrain, bus via Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Hereford to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the bus from Wolverhampton Police Station to Alton Towersbus
4h 7m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hereford to Alton Towers is to drive which costs £21 - £35 and takes 2h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Hereford to Alton Towers is to drive which takes 2h 14m and costs £21 - £35.
No, there is no direct train from Hereford to Alton Towers. However, there are services departing from Hereford and arriving at Longton via Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 6m.
The distance between Hereford and Alton Towers is 114 miles. The road distance is 88.5 miles.
The best way to get from Hereford to Alton Towers without a car is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs £70 - £110.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Hereford to Alton Towers, including transfers.
Hereford to Alton Towers train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Hereford station.
Hereford to Alton Towers train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hereford to Alton Towers is 88 miles. It takes approximately 2h 14m to drive from Hereford to Alton Towers.
There are 1295+ hotels available in Alton Towers.
What companies run services between Hereford, England and Alton Towers, England?
You can take a train from Hereford to Alton Towers via Crewe and Longton in around 3h 6m.
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Hereford to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Hereford to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Longton
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Hereford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 174 0598
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Wolverhampton Police Station to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://thecoachcompany.co.uk/
- Website
- https://altontowers.thecoachcompany.co.uk/coachtrip/?page=trips&trip_group_id=1
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