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Compare coach and train for Stoke-on-Trent to Rochdale
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Stoke-on-Trent to Rochdale among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £7. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 8m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £7, and a train costs an average of £16.
Distance: 68 km
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1h 38m Average total duration Fastest 1h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 45m Average total duration 1h 15m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Rochdale from Stoke-on-Trent by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Stoke-on-Trent to Rochdale is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
2:152h14Stoke-on-Trent4:29RochdaleFind prices1 change
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FAQs: Stoke-on-Trent to Rochdale
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This is compared to other travel options from Stoke-on-Trent to Rochdale:
A coach is £11 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Stoke-on-Trent to Rochdale costing on average £18.
Other travel options to Rochdale take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 15m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Stoke-on-Trent and Rochdale as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Stoke-on-Trent station (SOT) and arrive in Rochdale station (RCD).
- Coaches mostly depart from Stoke-On-Trent, Hanley Bus Station and arrive in Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Northern Rail to go to Rochdale by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Rochdale by coach.
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