There are 4 ways to get from Newton Abbot to Alton Towers by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Newton Abbot to Birmingham New Streettrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Stoke-on-Trenttrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
4h 18m£151–231Drive 214.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Newton Abbot to Alton Towerscar 214.4 mi
3h 46m£53–76Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Newton Abbot to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EXT - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Macclesfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Macclesfield Queen Victoria St to Alton Towersbus
5h 49mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Newton Abbot to Birmingham New Streettrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham New St Station to Alton Towersbus
6h 6m
Exeter (EXT) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newton Abbot to Alton Towers is to drive which costs £50 - £75 and takes 3h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Newton Abbot to Alton Towers is to drive which takes 3h 46m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct train from Newton Abbot to Alton Towers. However, there are services departing from Newton Abbot and arriving at Stoke-on-Trent via Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 18m.
The distance between Newton Abbot and Alton Towers is 245 miles. The road distance is 215.7 miles.
The best way to get from Newton Abbot to Alton Towers without a car is to train which takes 4h 18m and costs £150 - £240.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Newton Abbot to Alton Towers, including transfers.
Newton Abbot to Alton Towers train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Newton Abbot station.
Newton Abbot to Alton Towers train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newton Abbot to Alton Towers is 216 miles. It takes approximately 3h 46m to drive from Newton Abbot to Alton Towers.
There are 1201+ hotels available in Alton Towers.
What companies run services between Newton Abbot, England and Alton Towers, England?
You can take a train from Newton Abbot to Alton Towers via Birmingham New Street and Stoke-on-Trent in around 4h 18m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newton Abbot to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newton Abbot to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.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/
Train from Newton Abbot to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- 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 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Newton Abbot to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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 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 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
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