There are 9 ways to get from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton by train, bus, rideshare, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Tottenham Haletrain Stansted Express
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
3h 47m£87–164Airport Transfer
cheapest- Take the rideshare from London Stansted-STN to Bolton195 mi
3h 55m£35–50Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Golders Green Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Bolton Interchangebus 540
7h£42–107Drive 195 mi
- Drive from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Boltoncar 195 mi
3h 55m£47–68Fly London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane STN - MAN
4h£52–158Train via Hinckley
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Nuneatontrain Stansted Airport - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
5h 7m£109–169Train via Ely
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain Stansted Airport - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Ely to Manchester Piccadillytrain Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
6h 7m£102–172Fly London Stansted Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane STN - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
4h 37m£61–158Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
4h 21m£88–314
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton is to Airport Transfer which costs £35 - £50 and takes 3h 55m.
The fastest way to get from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs £85 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from London Stansted Airport (STN) station to Bolton. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Bolton Interchange via Golders Green Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h.
No, there is no direct train from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton. However, there are services departing from Stansted Airport and arriving at Bolton via Tottenham Hale Station, London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 47m.
The distance between London Stansted Airport (STN) and Bolton is 232 miles. The road distance is 196.1 miles.
The best way to get from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton without a car is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs £85 - £170.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton, including transfers.
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton train services, operated by Stansted Express, depart from Stansted Airport station.
The best way to get from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs £85 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £110 and takes 7h, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £160 and takes 4h.
What companies run services between London Stansted Airport (STN), England and Bolton, England?
You can take a train from Stansted Airport to Bolton via Tottenham Hale, Tottenham Hale Station, Euston station, London Euston, and Manchester Piccadilly in around 3h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Station to Bolton Interchange via Golders Green Station in around 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Phone
- 0345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stansted Express
Train from Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–22
- Website
- Stansted Express
- Anytime Single
- £22
- Off-Peak Single
- £19
Train from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–23
- Website
- Stansted Express
- Anytime Single
- £23
- Off-Peak Single
- £21
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Bolton Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- National Express
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from London Stansted-STN to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £35–50
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More Questions & Answers
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Golders Green Station.
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton train services, operated by Stansted Express, arrive at Tottenham Hale station.
Yes, the driving distance between London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton is 196 miles. It takes approximately 3h 55m to drive from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton.
Book your London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bolton train tickets online with Omio.
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