Trains from London to Bolton

London to Bolton train information

• The journey from London, situated in England and Bolton, which is in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• There are 173 miles between both cities and the average train duration connecting London to Bolton is normally 3h14m. Travelling by train is normally the fastest solution to go to Bolton from London, and it's also a greener option than taking your car or using the plane.
• Looking at our data, the best price to travel by train in the next 180 days is £76.31. This fare is based on an adult fare and is not including the savings you can make with a discount card.

Best prices for London to Bolton train tickets

London - Bolton prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from London to Bolton by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

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Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

The chart above illustrates the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the ticket is purchased. Purchasing your train from London to Bolton in advance will enable you to pay less for your train.

The cheapest tickets we found were from £36 when purchasing your train 15 days in advance which is 46% cheaper than the best price we found when purchasing your seat on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for London to Bolton trains

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

Discount London - Bolton train tickets

The easiest way to spend less on your London Bolton train ticket is probably to buy a railcard. While regional railcards are available in some areas, National railcards enable you to spend less on most rail fares across the UK. Everyone is eligible to at least a certain 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.

• The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to break even.

  You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you purchase afterwards, you will spare money.

  As an example, train tickets from London to Bolton cost on average £76.31 (1). When dividing £88 by £76.31 (£88/£76.31 = 1.15), you can see that after only 2 one way journeys from Bolton to London, the railcard will have paid for itself.

• Railcards enable you to save 34% off most train fares for 12 months. A Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the five other ones £30.

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