There are 5 ways to get from Retford to Alton Towers Station by train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Train, bus • 3 h 48 min
$23 - $74
Cheapest option
Bus • 5 h 40 min
$20 - $22
3 alternative options
Line 37 bus, train, bus • 5 h 5 min
$22 - $40
Line 37 bus, bus • 5 h 27 min
$24 - $28
Drive • 1 h 24 min
$15 - $23
What companies run services between Retford, England and Alton Towers Station, England?
You can take a bus from Retford to Alton Towers Station via Newark Castle Railway Station, Newark, Kirk Gate, Nottingham, Friar Lane (Stop 4 from Market Square), Nottingham, Upper Parliament Street (West End Arcade), Queens Medical Centre, QMC Main Entrance, and Alton Towers Entrance in around 5 h 27 min.
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Retford Low Level to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $13
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $26 - $40
- Anytime Single
- $35 - $55
- Off-Peak Single
- $21 - $35
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- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19 - $27
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $9 - $13
- Off-Peak Single
- $17 - $28
- Anytime Day Single
- $19 - $27
- Anytime Single
- $25 - $40
Train from Newark Castle to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $8 - $12
- Off-Peak Single
- $16 - $25
- Anytime Day Single
- $17 - $25
- Anytime Single
- $23 - $35
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10 - $14
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
Train from Newark Castle to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9 - $14
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
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- Website
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Derby, Railway Station (Rail Station) to Alton Towers Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Queens Medical Centre, QMC Main Entrance to Alton Towers Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Derby, Bus Station to Alton Towers Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2 - $4
- Schedules at
- trentbarton.co.uk
- Phone
- 01636 821138
- office@marshallscoaches.co.uk
- Website
- marshallscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Retford, Bus Station to Newark Castle Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- marshallscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Newark, Kirk Gate to Nottingham, Friar Lane (Stop 4 from Market Square)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- marshallscoaches.co.uk
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Worksop, Bus Station to Chesterfield, New Beetwell Street (Park Road)
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Worksop, Bus Station to Chesterfield, New Beetwell Street (Park Road)
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 01773 712265
- talk@trentbarton.co.uk
- Website
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Chesterfield, New Beetwell Street (Castle Yard) to Derby, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- trentbarton.co.uk
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Questions & Answers
The distance between Retford and Alton Towers Station is 74 km. The road distance is 116 km.
The cheapest way to get from Retford to Alton Towers Station is to drive which costs £11 - £17 and takes 1 h 24 min.
The quickest way to get from Retford to Alton Towers Station is to drive which takes 1 h 24 min and costs £11 - £17.
No, there is no direct bus from Retford to Alton Towers Station. However, there are services departing from Retford, Bus Station and arriving at Alton Towers Entrance via Newark, Kirk Gate, Nottingham, Upper Parliament Street (West End Arcade) and Queens Medical Centre, QMC Main Entrance. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 h 27 min.
It takes approximately 3 h 48 min to get from Retford to Alton Towers Station, including transfers.