There are 9 ways to get from Crawley to Alton Towers by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Crawley to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Euston to Stoke-on-Trent
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Farley Gates32A
4h 45mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Bus StationUk900
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus StationSw
9h 32m£28–68Train, bus via Leicester
- Take the train from Crawley to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Take the bus from Bonners Lane to Alton Towers
5h 52mBus via Harrow
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus StationUk920 / ...
- Take the bus from Watford Junction station to Alton Towers
6h 36mDrive 181.2 mi
- Drive from Crawley to Alton Towers181.2 mi
3h 29m£45–65Train
- Take the train from Three Bridges to London St Pancras IntlBrighton - Bedford / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to DerbyLondon St Pancras International - Sheffield / ...
5h 41m£46–200Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)LHR - MAN
- Take the bus from Macclesfield Queen Victoria St to Alton Towers
6h 24mFly London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)LGW - LPL
- Take the bus from Warrington to Alton Towers
7h 27mFly London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)LGW - MAN
7h 11m£68–246
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crawley to Alton Towers is to bus which costs £28 - £70 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Crawley to Alton Towers is to drive which takes 3h 29m and costs £45 - £65.
No, there is no direct bus from Crawley station to Alton Towers. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Alton Towers via North Terminal Bus Station, Heathrow Terminal 3 and Watford Junction station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 36m.
The distance between Crawley and Alton Towers is 197 miles. The road distance is 182.3 miles.
The best way to get from Crawley to Alton Towers without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Crawley to Alton Towers, including transfers.
Crawley to Alton Towers bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from North Terminal Bus Station.
The best way to get from Crawley to Alton Towers is to bus via Harrow which takes 6h 36m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £45 - £200 and takes 5h 41m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £250 and takes 7h 11m.
Crawley to Alton Towers bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Crawley to Alton Towers is 182 miles. It takes approximately 3h 29m to drive from Crawley to Alton Towers.
What companies run services between Crawley, England and Alton Towers, England?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Alton Towers via North Terminal Bus Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, Heathrow Terminal 3, Watford Junction station, and Alton Towers in around 6h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Three Bridges to Alton Towers via London St Pancras Intl, Derby, Uttoxeter, Bus Station, and Alton Towers Gate 01 in around 5h 41m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Crawley to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Crawley to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Three Bridges to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01782 332337
- info@dgbus.co.uk
- Website
- dgbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Farley Gates
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.dgbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 174 0598
- sales@thecoachcompany.co.uk
- Website
- thecoachcompany.co.uk
Bus from Bonners Lane 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
Bus from Watford Junction station to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://thecoachcompany.co.uk/
- Website
- https://altontowers.thecoachcompany.co.uk/coachtrip/?page=trips&trip_group_id=1
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 Warrington to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://thecoachcompany.co.uk/
- Website
- https://altontowers.thecoachcompany.co.uk/coachtrip/?page=trips&trip_group_id=1
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1773 712265
- talk@trentbarton.co.uk
- Website
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/
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