Trains from Birmingham to Oxford

Birmingham to Oxford train information

• The trains connecting Birmingham (West Midlands England) to Oxford (South East England) are run by Cross Country. The services on board will change depending on the train provider.
• On average, it takes approximately 1h13m by train covering a distance of 58 miles to get to Oxford from Birmingham. The duration may change depending if the train is direct or if you need to make a change.
• The lowest ticket price we've found to travel in the next month is £13.50 one way.

Best prices for Birmingham to Oxford train tickets

Birmingham - Oxford prices calendar

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Birmingham - Oxford: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Birmingham to Oxford tend to increase if you don't book early. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 1 month in advance, the price of the ticket starts at £14 whereas when booking on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £18 for your trip. Thus, you will save 24% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 1 month in advance as opposed to on the day you're travelling.

The data are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Birmingham to Oxford trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Birmingham and Oxford by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Oxford to Birmingham and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Birmingham - Oxford train tickets

The best way to spend less on your Birmingham Oxford train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends discount card and Disabled persons railcard.

• If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to calculate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

  For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Birmingham Oxford ticket is £36.97 (1).

  Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £36.97: £88/£36.97 = 2.38. It will take you approximately 3 trips from Oxford to Birmingham (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

• The cost to get a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to buy a 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to get a third off most rail fares for a complete year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey