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Compare train and coach for Swansea to Wakefield
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Swansea to Wakefield among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £23. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 55m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £23, and a train costs an average of £41.
Distance: 282 km
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£43 Average Price | £35 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 25m Average total duration Fastest 4h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 31m Average total duration 7h 1m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Swansea to Wakefield
How to get to Wakefield from Swansea by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Swansea to Wakefield is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
14:556h06Swansea21:01Wakefield£1091One-way1 change
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- 14:556h06Swansea21:01Wakefield£1091One-way1 change
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4:594h47Swansea9:46Wakefield£2691One-way1 change
Other options
- 16:516h06Swansea22:57Wakefield£1091One-way1 change
- 8:546h07Swansea15:01Wakefield£1091One-way1 change
- 10:546h07Swansea17:01Wakefield£1091One-way1 change
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FAQs: Swansea to Wakefield
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This is compared to other travel options from Swansea to Wakefield:
A coach is £8 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Swansea to Wakefield costing on average £43.
Other travel options to Wakefield take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 1m.
- Around 4 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Swansea and Wakefield as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Swansea station (SWA) and arrive in Wakefield Westgate (WKF).
- Coaches mostly depart from Swansea, Quadrant Bus Station and arrive in Wakefield, Cathedral Retail Pk.
- Travel with National Express to go to Wakefield by coach.
- Travel with Transport for Wales, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway (GWR), Transport for Wales to go to Wakefield by train.
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