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Question

Does any one know how i can get to Alton towers theme park from either worcester or birmingham.I live in worcester but i could get a train to birmingham if there are better buses from there.

I dont wana be spending £50 on travel as for me to get a train to stoke on trent is £39 and then a further £8.50 to Alton towers and that is a bit too expensive.

please please help.

Answer 1

I&#039;ve managed to find a one way price of £12.65.

First, I used this site http://www.travelinemidlands.co.uk to find out all of the possible routes using their &quot;travel now&quot; tool on the right hand side of the screen. I just typed in from birmingham to alton towers and it brought up the easiest option which is as follows:

Coach

(1h 35mins)

From: BRADFORD ST, Stop XF, Digbeth Coach Station, Digbeth

Leave at: 07:30

Service Number: 325

Operator: National Express (National Coach Services)

Arrive at: 09:05 Hanley, Bus Station, stand 23, Bus Station

Walk

(2mins)

From: Hanley, Bus Station, stand 23, Bus Station

Leave09:05

Arrive: 09:07 Hanley, Bus Station, stand 10, Bus Station

Bus

(52mins)

From: Hanley, Bus Station, stand 10, Bus Station

Leave at: 09:26

Service Number: 32A

Operator: First Potteries Ltd/FirstGroup

Arrive 10:18 Alton Towers, Farley Ln, Opposite Alton Towers

Walk

(8mins)

From: Alton Towers, Farley Ln, opposite Alton Towers

Arrive10:26 ALTON TOWERS

Now this site doesnt show the prices so I just went on the National Express website which is http://www.nationalexpress.com/

and using their &quot;book tickets&quot; tool on the left hand side of the screen, typed in from: birmingham to: hanley (for the first part of the journey as stated in the timetable above), chose the option that leaves at 07:30am just like the timetable above and it came up with a one way adult price of £8.10.

Then, I went to the FirstGroup website which is http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/northwes...

and clicked on the &quot;Fares &amp; Tickets&quot; option (about halfway down on the left hand side of the screen) and then it comes up with tickets that cover the whole staffordshire region, so just below where you&#039;ll have clicked &quot;fares &amp; tickets&quot; there should be another option now saying &quot;FirstDay&quot;, click that and it&#039;ll tell you about the ticket that will cover you to travel anywhere in the region on their buses for the whole day and the ticket costs between £4.00 and £4.50. I think you can just buy the ticket from the driver when you get on the bus, but they do give a customer care line on the website which is 08708 500 868 and open from monday-friday 08:00am-18:00pm.

So, in total for the one way journey from Birmingham to Alton Towers it costs £12.65! Ta Daaa!!!

Hope this helps and isnt too late for you, have a great time in Alton Towers!!!