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Compare train and coach for Swindon to Bedford
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Swindon to Bedford among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £23 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 2h 45m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £23, while a train costs an average of £57.
Distance: 111 km
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2h 45m Average total duration Fastest 2h 15m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 0m Average total duration 2h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Swindon to Bedford
How to get to Bedford from Swindon by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Swindon to Bedford is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
11:564h39Swindon16:35Bedford£321One-way3 changes
Cheapest
11:564h39Swindon16:35Bedford£321One-way3 changes
Fastest
4:554h27Swindon9:22Bedford£491One-way2 changes
Other options
9:364h45Swindon14:21Bedford£321One-way3 changes
6:114h58Swindon11:09Bedford£321One-way3 changes
16:265h17Swindon21:43Bedford£321One-way3 changes
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FAQs: Swindon to Bedford
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This is compared to other travel options from Swindon to Bedford:
A coach is £34 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Swindon to Bedford costing on average £57.
Other travel options to Bedford take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 0m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Swindon and Bedford as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Swindon station (SWI) and arrive in Bedford station (BDM).
- Coaches mostly depart from Swindon, Regent Circus (Stop C) and arrive in Milton Keynes, Central Railway Station.
- Travel with FlixBus, National Express, Stagecoach West to go to Bedford by coach.
- Travel with Thameslink, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Bedford by train.
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