Bangor

By bus

Students visiting or moving to Bangor with a lot of luggage may find it safest to travel by coach.

National Express

Advance booking is essential to guarantee a seat. Disabled Persons Travel Helpline: +44 121 423 8479, textphone: +44 121 455 0086.

By train

Bangor lies on the North Wales Coastal Line, and can be reached from either the direction of Holyhead, for those travelling from Dublin, or from Chester, for those traveling from the mainland. Bangor is on the Holyhead → Chester track, and can be reached from either with trains running roughly every hour.Bangor can also be reached the following ways:

Liverpool Lime Street → Chester → Bangor - about 2 hours travelling time. £18.10 for standard day ticket.

Manchester Picadilly → Chester → Bangor

Cardiff → Bangor

London Euston → Crewe → Bangor - roughly every hour, taking about four hours. £96.50 for a standard open single, £62.90 for a saver single available most days. Booking in advance may get you a ticket for £51.

London Euston → Bangor direct - three times a day. Takes just over 3 hours, but same price as above.

By car

Bangor is just off the intersection of A5 and A55 between Conwy and Holyhead.Bangor is directly on the A5, which runs directly from London to Holyhead making it easily accessible from the capital city of England. This 250 mile journey takes roughly four and half hours.From the north west of England, Bangor can easily be reached on the coastal road A55, which provides a nice safe journey on a road which serves all of the North coast of Wales. The journey takes as little as an hour and is about 65 miles 105 km.Bangor is also served by the A487 from the west coast of Wales, from Haverfordwest via Aberystwyth.