Trains from Nottingham to Bedford

Nottingham to Bedford train information

• The trip between Nottingham, located in England and Bedford, situated 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 64 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Nottingham to Bedford is approximately 2h16m. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Bedford from Nottingham, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.
• Fares can change quickly. We recommend you to launch a search to check the latest available offers.

Best prices for Nottingham to Bedford train tickets

Nottingham - Bedford prices calendar

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Nottingham - Bedford: 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 Nottingham to Bedford tend to increase the closer you get to your departure day. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 15 days 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 £22 for your trip. Thus, you will save 36% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 15 days 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 Nottingham to Bedford trains

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

Discount Nottingham - Bedford train tickets

The easiest way to spend less on your Nottingham Bedford 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 using a railcard is that you only need a few trips to be profitable.

You will need to purchase at least £88 of train tickets throughout the duration of the railcard's validity for the railcard to pay for itsfel. It corresponds to the price of the card, thirty pounds, divided by the saving, thirty four percent. On every train that you buy after that, you will save money.

For instance, train tickets from Nottingham to Bedford cost on average £50.00 (1). If you're dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), it turns out that after only 2 one way trips from Bedford to Nottingham, the card will have paid for itself.

All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most adult fares, hence you will save 1/3 on most train tickets.

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