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Compare train and coach for Wakefield to Oxford
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Wakefield to Oxford among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £45. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 59m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £45, and a train costs an average of £60.
Distance: 215 km
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£46 Average Price Cheapest | £78 Average Price |
6h 8m Average total duration 5h 38m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 29m Average total duration Fastest 2h 59m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Wakefield to Oxford
How to get to Oxford from Wakefield by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Wakefield to Oxford is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus19:106h10Leeds, Coach Station1:20Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station£261One-way1 change
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus19:106h10Leeds, Coach Station1:20Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station£261One-way1 change
Fastest
W29886 · G0102612:273h48Wakefield Westgate (WKF)16:15Oxford station (OXF)£1021One-way1 change
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Tube from London Kings Cross to London Paddington12:533h52Wakefield Westgate (WKF)16:45Oxford station (OXF)£851One-way2 changes
G01152 · G01029+
L8973912:484h25Wakefield Kirkgate (WKK)17:13Oxford station (OXF)£1021One-way2 changes
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G0102912:274h46Wakefield Westgate (WKF)17:13Oxford station (OXF)£1021One-way2 changes
NX564 · NX73717:355h45Wakefield, Cathedral Retail Pk23:20Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station£471One-way1 change
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FAQs: Wakefield to Oxford
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This is compared to other travel options from Wakefield to Oxford:
A coach is £33 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Wakefield to Oxford costing on average £78.
Other travel options to Oxford take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 38m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Wakefield and Oxford as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Wakefield Westgate (WKF) and arrive in Oxford station (OXF).
- Coaches mostly depart from Wakefield, Cathedral Retail Pk and arrive in Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station.
- Travel with National Express to go to Oxford by coach.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Cross Country to go to Oxford by train.
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