How to Travel from London to Lancaster
Lancaster is a district of Lancashire, United Kingdom. This county town can be found on the bank of the River Lune, with a population of nearly 45,952. The status of the city was granted to this place in 1937, as it has a long association with the circlet. At present, this city is a centre of education and culture because of well known university in the town named as ‘Lancaster University’. Therefore, it is dragging students from all across the United Kingdom. Most of them use three means to get to this county town, which are bus, train and private car. However, flights to Lancaster are not available as there is not any airport in the city that’s why commuters do not consider this option.
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By Car
Car is the third choice, which you can use to travel from London to Lancaster. Through car you can get to Lancaster in about 4 hours and 9 minutes. This timing can be achieved if you pick route M1 and M6, which is the shortest distance (245 miles) among all three possible road routes. The second route is M40 and M6 on which you have to cover 253 miles and it’ll take 4 hours and 16 minutes to cover up this gap. While from M1, A50 and M6 course, travellers can arrive at Lancaster after travelling 248 miles in 4 hours and 24 minutes. The Directions for Driving towards Lancaster from London can be seen for more assistance.
Folks, who don’t have a car should not worry, as there are several rental or private car hire services in London, which can be contacted to avail their services.
Sixt Car Hire London Battersea-Vauxhall
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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By Bus
Travelling to Lancaster by bus is the second option for the Londoners. The major bus operator that you will find for travelling to Lancaster from London is National Express. Their buses leave from different stops in London to Lancaster therefore, travel time and fares may vary. However, in this regard bus takes more time than trains, as this service have several stops to make on their journey to Lancaster. Normal National Express bus takes nearly 7 hours and 45 minutes to get to Lancaster and their fastest services can get you there in 6 hours and 45 minutes. You can explore more options through journey planner and cheap fares through online services.
Visit National Express Website
Visit Transport Direct Website
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By Train
Train is the best and fastest way to reach Lancaster in United Kingdom, the train service takes minimum 2 hours and 24 minutes to get to Lancaster. Moreover, you can also find cheap tickets of different trains. One such option is Virgin Trains that is offering tickets as low as 15.50 Pound. The price of the tickets may vary therefore, before booking or purchasing one. Train tickets can be purchased either from the station or online, as different operators are offering this service on their websites as well.
Visit National Rail Enquiries Website
Visit Transport Direct Website
Visit Virgin Trains Website
