There are 5 ways to get from Bolton to Keele by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 25 bus
best- Take the train from Bolton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Stoke-on-Trenttrain
- Take the bus from Stoke-on-Trent rail station to Sneyd Arms PHbus 25
1h 59mLine 8 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bolton Interchange to Shudehill Interchangebus 8
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to M6 Keele Services Southboundbus Uk023
3h 23m£6–10Bus, line 25 bus
- Take the bus from Bolton Interchange to bus stationbus 424
- Take the bus from bus station to Sneyd Arms PHbus 25
3h 9mDrive 49.8 mi
- Drive from Bolton to Keelecar 49.8 mi
1h 4m£12–18Train, line 85 bus
- Take the train from Bolton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewetrain
- Take the bus from Crewe Arms Hotel to Sneyd Arms PHbus 85
2h 25m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bolton to Keele is to line 8 bus and bus which costs £5 - £10 and takes 3h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Bolton to Keele is to drive which takes 1h 4m and costs £12 - £18.
No, there is no direct bus from Bolton to Keele. However, there are services departing from Bolton Interchange and arriving at Sneyd Arms PH via bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 9m.
The distance between Bolton and Keele is 58 miles. The road distance is 50.1 miles.
The best way to get from Bolton to Keele without a car is to train and line 25 bus which takes 1h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 59m to get from Bolton to Keele, including transfers.
Bolton to Keele bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bolton Interchange station.
Bolton to Keele bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bolton to Keele is 50 miles. It takes approximately 1h 4m to drive from Bolton to Keele.
There are 1056+ hotels available in Keele.
What companies run services between Bolton, England and Keele, England?
You can take a bus from Bolton Interchange to Sneyd Arms PH via bus station in around 3h 9m.
Train from Bolton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bolton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bolton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Bolton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- First Potteries
Bus from Stoke-on-Trent rail station to Sneyd Arms PH
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- First Potteries
Bus from bus station to Sneyd Arms PH
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- First Potteries
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bolton Interchange to bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01782 332337
- info@dgbus.co.uk
- Website
- D&G Bus
Bus from Crewe Arms Hotel to Sneyd Arms PH
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- D&G Bus
- Phone
- +44 161 244 1000
- hello@beenetwork.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bolton Interchange to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- Bee Network
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to M6 Keele Services Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
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