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The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from London to Oxford is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
55 m
Average
1 h 40 m
Buses per day
434
Distance
83 km
Of the 434 buses that leave London for Oxford every day 434 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 51 miles (82 km) | |
Average bus duration | 1 h 8 min | |
Average bus ticket price | $17 (€15) | |
Direct bus | Yes | |
Bus companies | Megabus, Infobus or National Express |
Buses from London to Oxford cover the 51 miles (82 km) long route taking on average 1 h 8 min with our travel partners like Megabus, Infobus or National Express. There are direct bus services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around $17 (€15), you can find the cheapest bus ticket for as low as $17 (€15).
You can travel by bus from London to Oxford with National Express for as low as $17 (€15). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance bus company operating over 550 buses per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates bus services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express buses have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most buses come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your bus between London and Oxford, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
As an economic alternative to the train, direct buses to Oxford from London Victoria bus Station are a popular travel option for tourists, students or business travellers heading to the historic university city. Frequent daily departures from the capital take a little under two hours to reach Oxford, with a choice of two stops in the city. Departure times range from early morning to just before midnight, with additional indirect connections also available for overnight travellers.
UK national bus company National Express provides direct buses from London to Oxford seven days a week. In addition it also provides indirect overnight connections from London Victoria bus Station, requiring one change en route, at Heathrow Airport.
The fastest buses on the 60-mile route from London Victoria to Oxford are late evening connections taking around one hour and 25 minutes to reach the stop on Oxford High Street and a further 15 minutes to reach Gloucester Green Bus Station. At busier times, journeys take up to 20 minutes longer. Overnight indirect connections via Heathrow Airport take between three and four hours to complete the trip to Oxford.
Daily schedules begin with hourly early morning departures, with frequency increasing to every half hour from mid-morning throughout the day and evening. The final direct departure leaves London Victoria around midnight. There are also three overnight indirect connections, with a change at Heathrow Airport.
Departure Station: buses depart from London Victoria bus Station. Situated on the south-west side of central London, Victoria bus Station has public transport connections on city buses from Buckingham Palace Road and three Underground train lines from the nearby subway station. Facilities at the station concourse include a bakery, coffee bar, food shop, currency exchange bureaux and left baggage desk.
Arrival Station: bus arrives at either Oxford High Street or Gloucester Green Bus Station. buses from London stop at the High Street just east of the city center, before continuing to the Gloucester Green Bus Station, a short walk west of the centre. The bus station has coffee shops and snack bars, with plenty of shops and baggage storage facilities available on the adjacent Green.
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