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Birmingham to London by train or bus

About 190 km. The train is fastest at 1.6 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹760 per person.

London to Birmingham

Fastest

Train

Avanti West Coast from Euston (or Chiltern from Marylebone)

1.6 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

National Express / Megabus coach

from ₹760 per person

Best value

Train

Avanti West Coast from Euston (or Chiltern from Marylebone)

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainAvanti West Coast from Euston (or Chiltern from Marylebone)1.6 h₹1,260–₹7,560per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusNational Express / Megabus coach3 h₹760–₹2,270per personDailyRome2Rio ↗

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · Avanti West Coast from Euston (or Chiltern from Marylebone)₹2,520–₹15,120₹5,040–₹30,240
Bus · National Express / Megabus coach₹1,520–₹4,540₹3,040–₹9,080

Once you’re in London

  • Best time: April – September
  • Typical stay: 4 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – September). Diwali on Trafalgar Square and Bonfire Night and Christmas markets and lights can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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