York to Bolton runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:29 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €10.07 and €16.29, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 35m over 113 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€10.07 to €16.29
- 44%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving York
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:29First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
London North Eastern Railway runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for York to Bolton on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Transdev Blazefield runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for York to Bolton on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €14.48Mon14
- about €12.83Tue15
- about €13.38Wed16
- about €13.38Thu17
- about €13.38Fri18
- about €12.83Sat19
- about €14.48Sun20
- about €10.63Mon21
- about €10.08Tue22
- about €11.73Wed23
- about €12.83Thu24
- about €12.28Fri25
- about €12.28Sat26
- about €10.63Sun27
- about €10.07Mon28
- about €10.08Tue29
- about €10.07Wed30
- about €10.07Thu1
- about €10.63Fri2
- about €10.63Sat3
- about €10.63Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Bolton. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Bolton for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Bolton railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book York to Bolton
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0890 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.6321 days
- €10.6314 days
- €14.487 days
- €13.383 days
- €14.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 44 percent. The dearest point is €14.48, 7 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to York to Bolton and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
113 km
98 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
156,135 → 141,331
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 113 km against 98 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Fylde, Bradford, Blackpool, Huddersfield. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Bolton railway station
Most of the points near Bolton railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about York to Bolton
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from York to Bolton?
The fastest journey from York to Bolton takes 1h 35m door to door, of which 58m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 2m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from York to Bolton?
The cheapest fare from York to Bolton is €10.07, as of 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €14.56. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from York to Bolton?
The cheapest way from York to Bolton is by coach, at €10.08 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 31m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from York to Bolton?
The fastest way from York to Bolton is by train, at 1h 42m door to door. Only 58m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €16.29.
When should I book York to Bolton?
Fares from York to Bolton bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 44 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for York to Bolton?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from York to Bolton, at €10.08. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for York to Bolton?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from York to Bolton, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from York to Bolton?
2 operators sell services from York to Bolton across 2 modes: London North Eastern Railway, Transdev Blazefield. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from York to Bolton?
33 percent of the services we sell from York to Bolton are direct. The rest connect at Fylde, Bradford, Blackpool, Huddersfield, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from York to Bolton produce?
Travelling from York to Bolton by coach produces about 3.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 3.7 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from York to Bolton use?
Services from York to Bolton by train leave from York railway station and arrive at Bolton railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from York to Bolton?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from York to Bolton allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for York to Bolton on 13 September 2026: 113 km of route against 98 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 35m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Bolton is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Bolton and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Bolton in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
York reaches 44 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 278 km. Bolton reaches 14 places in 1 countries, from 41 to 279 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving York
- 44Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 6Operators
Arriving in Bolton
Leaving Bolton
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators