There are 10 ways to get from Bedford to Blackpool by train, bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train Virgin West Coast Trains • 4 h 21 min
$128 - $245
Cheapest option
Bus • 6 h 6 min
$23 - $29
8 alternative options
Bus, train • 5 h 29 min
$98 - $153
Train via Nottingham • 5 h 42 min
$88 - $129
Drive • 3 h 20 min
$40 - $65
Train to London Heathrow, fly to Manchester, train • 5 h 39 min
$125 - $357
Train, train to Southend, fly to Manchester • 6 h 29 min
$116 - $402
Train, train to Southampton, fly to Manchester • 6 h 57 min
$98 - $247
Train to London Heathrow, fly to Leeds Bradford, train • 7 h 6 min
$134 - $312
Bus, bus to Cambridge, fly to Manchester, train • 6 h 30 min
$81 - $276
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bedford to Blackpool is to bus which costs £17 - £23 and takes 6 h 6 min.
The quickest way to get from Bedford to Blackpool is to drive which costs £30 - £50 and takes 3 h 20 min.
The distance between Bedford and Blackpool is 159 miles. The road distance is 204.7 miles.
It takes approximately 4 h 21 min to get from Bedford to Blackpool, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from Bedford station to Blackpool. However, there are services departing from Bedford, Bus Station (Bedford Bus Station) and arriving at Blackpool via Milton Keynes Coachway, M1 Junction 14. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 h 6 min.
No, there is no direct train from Bedford to Blackpool. However, there are services departing from Bedford and arriving at Blackpool North via London Euston and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 h 21 min.
The quickest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h.
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- Distance: 159.2 miles
- Duration: 4 h 21 min
What companies run services between Bedford, England and Blackpool, England?
You can take a train from Bedford to Blackpool via London St Pancras International, London Euston, and Preston in around 4 h 21 min. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Bedford to Blackpool 4 times a day. Tickets cost $17 - $23 and the journey takes 4 h 40 min.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 3 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $360
Flights from London Heathrow to Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 2 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $270
Flights from Cambridge to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $230
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Southend to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
Flights from Southampton to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 4 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $210
Flights from Southampton to Manchester via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $210
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23 - $35
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $11 - $16
- Off-Peak Single
- $22 - $35
- Anytime Day Single
- $23 - $35
- Anytime Single
- $30 - $50
Train from Bedford to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $50
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $17 - $25
- Off-Peak Single
- $30 - $55
- Anytime Day Single
- $35 - $50
- Anytime Single
- $45 - $70
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $18 - $27
- Off-Peak Single
- $35 - $60
- Anytime Day Single
- $35 - $55
- Anytime Single
- $50 - $80
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22 - $30
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11 - $17
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110 - $190
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $75 - $110
- Anytime Day Single
- $110 - $190
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75 - $120
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $45 - $75
- Anytime Day Single
- $75 - $120
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- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20 - $30
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16 - $25
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $40
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18 - $25
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $9 - $14
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $16 - $24
- Anytime Day Single
- $18 - $25
- Phone
- +44 (0)191 520 4000
- enquiries@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arriva.co.uk
Bus from Bedford, St Paul's Square (Corn Exchange) to Central Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- arrivabus.co.uk
- Book at
- arrivabus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway, M1 Junction 14 to Blackpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17 - $23
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Phone
- +44 1234 220030
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bedford, Bus Station (Midland Road) to St Neots, Market Square (St Neots Road)
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from St Neots, Market Square (St Neots Road) to Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
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