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Oxford to The Cotswolds by train or road
About 50 km. The private car is fastest at 1 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹1,890 per person.
The Cotswolds to OxfordFastest
Private car
Rental car via the A40, per vehicle
1 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
GWR via Moreton-in-Marsh + taxi (Bourton-on-the-Water)
from ₹1,890 per person
Best value
Train
GWR via Moreton-in-Marsh + taxi (Bourton-on-the-Water)
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.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | GWR via Moreton-in-Marsh + taxi (Bourton-on-the-Water) | 1.3 h | ₹1,890–₹4,410per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Rental car via the A40, per vehicle | 1 h | ₹6,930–₹11,970per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Private car, Rental car via the A40, per vehicle: Hire in Oxford: the villages are an hour of country lanes away, and buses between them are few.
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.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · GWR via Moreton-in-Marsh + taxi (Bourton-on-the-Water) | ₹3,780–₹8,820 | ₹7,560–₹17,640 |
| Private car · Rental car via the A40, per vehicle | ₹6,930–₹11,970 | ₹6,930–₹11,970 |
Once you’re in The Cotswolds
- Best time: May – September
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Oxford and The Cotswolds
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.