How to travel from Birmingham to Oxford

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Travel Information from Birmingham to Oxford

Distance92 km
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range€7 - €12
Cheapest modeTrain • €7 • 1 h 2 min
Fastest modeTrain • €7 • 1 h 2 min
Popular travel companiesNational Express or CrossCountry

Travel 92 km by train or coach between Birmingham and Oxford. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are National Express or CrossCountry among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Birmingham to Oxford.

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from Birmingham to Oxford

How to get from Birmingham to Oxford by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Birmingham to Oxford is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

National ExpressNX160
08:40AM1h40
Birmingham, Coach Station
10:20AMOxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station
131One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

National ExpressNX160
08:40AM1h40
Birmingham, Coach Station
10:20AMOxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station
131One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

CrossCountryC75196
09:33AM1h05
Birmingham New Street (BHM)
10:38AMOxford station (OXF)
231One-way
0 transfers

Other options

CrossCountryC75461
08:33AM1h08
Birmingham New Street (BHM)
09:41AMOxford station (OXF)
271One-way
0 transfers
CrossCountryC72475
10:03AM1h11
Birmingham New Street (BHM)
11:14AMOxford station (OXF)
421One-way
0 transfers
CrossCountryC72472
09:03AM1h14
Birmingham New Street (BHM)
10:17AMOxford station (OXF)
421One-way
0 transfers
National ExpressNX160
01:30PM1h55
Birmingham, Coach Station
03:25PMOxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station
161One-way
0 transfers
National ExpressNX160
05:00PM2h05
Birmingham, Coach Station
07:05PMOxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station
161One-way
0 transfers
National ExpressNX423
03:15AM1h30
Birmingham, Coach Station
04:45AMOxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station
251One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Birmingham to Oxford

Travel to Oxford easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Birmingham to Oxford.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options between Birmingham and Oxford. You can take a train or coach.

The cheapest way to travel between Birmingham and Oxford is a train with an average price of €7.

This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Oxford:

Taking a train costs €5 less than taking a coach, which costs on average €12 for the same trip.

The quickest way to travel to Oxford from Birmingham is by train, which takes on average 1 h 2 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Coach takes 1 h 30 min on average.

The Birmingham to Oxford distance is approximately 92 km.

The average frequency per day from Birmingham to Oxford is:

  • Around 13 coaches per day.
  • 23 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Oxford from Birmingham as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Birmingham to Oxford:

  • Coaches from Birmingham to Oxford most often leave from Birmingham, Coach Station and arrive in Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station.
  • Trains mostly depart from Birmingham New Street and arrive in Oxford.

The following travel companies offer services from Birmingham to Oxford:

  • National Express or Megabus can take you to Oxford by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for National Express from Birmingham to Oxford for €12.
  • Travel with CrossCountry, Chiltern Railways or Cross Country to go to Oxford by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find CrossCountry Birmingham to Oxford tickets on Omio for €7.

Yes, there are direct services available from Birmingham to Oxford with the following travel companies:

  • Direct coach available with National Express 9 direct coaches per day.
  • Direct trains with CrossCountry or Cross Country with 16 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Oxford as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Oxford from Birmingham.

Your journey from Birmingham to Oxford doesn't have to end in Oxford. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like London, Cambridge, Manchester or Bristol. If you’d like to add London, Cambridge, Manchester or Bristol to your Birmingham to Oxford trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Oxford today!

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