There are 8 ways to get from Bath to Blackburn by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Birmingham
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain Rugby - Preston / ...
5h 16m£40–179Train
cheapest- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadillytrain Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
5h 36m£36–156Bus, train, line 1 bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X39 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Airport The Stationbus 120 / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Boltontrain
- Take the bus from Bolton Interchange to Arrival Standbus 1
7h 49mDrive 193.2 mi
- Drive from Bath to Blackburncar 193.2 mi
3h 46m£48–69Fly from Bristol Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRS - MAN
6h 21m£57–154Bus, line 481 bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X39 / ...
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus stationbus X43
- Take the bus from Bus station to Mincing Lanebus 481
8h 8mTrain to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
5h 22m£99–302Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
5h 28m£95–354
Bath to Blackburn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Blackburn is to drive which costs £45 - £70 and takes 3h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Blackburn is to drive which takes 3h 46m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath station to Blackburn. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Mincing Lane via Bristol Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange and Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Bath to Blackburn. However, there are services departing from Bath Spa and arriving at Blackburn via Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Bath and Blackburn is 217 miles. The road distance is 194.4 miles.
The best way to get from Bath to Blackburn without a car is to train via Birmingham which takes 5h 16m and costs £40 - £180.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Bath to Blackburn, including transfers.
Bath to Blackburn bus services, operated by First Bristol, Bath & the West, depart from Bus Station.
Bath to Blackburn train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bath to Blackburn is to train via Birmingham which takes 5h 16m and costs £40 - £180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £160 and takes 6h 21m, you could also bus and line 481 bus, which costs and takes 8h 8m.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Blackburn, England?
You can take a train from Bath Spa to Blackburn via Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street, and Preston in around 5h 16m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and Aer Lingus fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01254 670 583
- hello@blackburnbus.co.uk
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Bolton Interchange to Arrival Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-blackburn-bus-company/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
Bus from Bus station to Mincing Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
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More Questions & Answers
Bath to Blackburn bus services, operated by First Bristol, Bath & the West, arrive at Bus Station.
Bath to Blackburn train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bath to Blackburn is 194 miles. It takes approximately 3h 46m to drive from Bath to Blackburn.
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