Oxford Travel Answers

There's no direct train but it is an easy enough journey with one change at Reading - the e/w journey time can as short as 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on connection time. I use www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk and if you can get an "advance" fare (up to 6 pm on the day before travel) there are usually some good off-peak fares available. These can also be bought the day before at the station. But note that "advance" fares are train specific and non-refundable There may be a direct bus though - try www.nationalexpress.com But note that the bus may take longer.

There's no direct train but it is an easy enough journey with one change at Reading - the e/w journey time can as short as 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on connection time. I use www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk and if you can get an "advance" fare (up to 6 pm on the day before travel) there are usually some good off-peak fares available. These can also be bought the day before at the station. But note that "advance" fares are train specific and non-refundable There may be a direct bus though - try www.nationalexpress.com But note that the bus may take longer.

Do you mean you plan to sightsee in both places in a day? It is possible to go from one to the other, as the previous poster has outlined, but to do both in one day in terms of seeing the sights, you would really have to gallop. You would end up doing neither place justice.

Are you doing a day trip to Oxford from Bath? Or are you starting from someplace else (like London) and trying to see both places on one day? Bill

It is possible to circumnavigate the globe in 31 hours, but you wouldn't see much. On my profile page, I have an A-Z of travel. I is for “It's Tuesday it must be Belgium.” This phenomenum is associated with Americans visiting Europe, but of course applies to many travellers trying to cram in too much into a short space of time. Virtual Tourist Travel Forum is full of people setting out an itinerary that is impossible or if possible, so crammed full that they have no time to appreciate what they are seeing. Always leave time to stumble onto something you weren't expecting. When Mrs Flying.Scotsman and I first visited Britain we had a list of things to do and see over a period of a few months. Forty-one years later and still in Britain, there are still things on the list we haven't seen! Both towns have a lot to see and one day in each would be pushing it, but to split your day and add travel time (approximately 250 miles of travel if you are going from London and back) would leave little time to see anything. I would choose one or the other or give yourself extra days if possible. Although Britain is small by comparison to many countries, I sometimes feel that people think it is smaller than it is. I hope you don't see this as negative, but I think you would enjoy your day more by concentrating on one or the other. Enjoy your holiday. Bruce

I completely agree with the last poster, Bruce. Why would you try to fit both in during one day? You would be pushed to get more than a flavour of each in a whole weekend! I suggest that you choose one or the other and then enjoy that city. I can't advise you as to which is better because I don't know you interests. I like them both as a 'local' person but I guess that I prefer...mmm...probably Bath because I've spent far less time there. In Bath, do go on a guided walk ---they are excellent because there is so much history that you would otherwise miss. Also, do have a bun at the world famous Sally Lunn's bakery/cafe. Yummy!

Well, before we complete bash the OP, let's find out what their real plans are...that's why I asked the question... Bill

If you wish to see Oxford and Bath in one day (presumably starting off from London?) then it is possible although, as noted, it will be a rush and you won't see a great deal. You will find all train times, details and fares on the official UK railway website www.nationalrail.co.uk Whilst long-distance buses (coaches) are often cheaper than UK trains they are usually slower. www.nationalexpress.com is the main carrier, although you might look at www.oxfordtube.com and www.megabus.com for the London (I assume)>Oxford segment.

I think Bath and Oxford cannot be done in one day as there are a lot to see in both places and are off of different motorways so you must allow travelling time too, which one of the posters mentioned 90 minutes. Many years ago i was involved with a limousine company and the tour of Bath was an all day affair, leaving London at 8am, arriving 2 hours later (or longer dep on traffic), visit the Roman baths, the Royal Crescent, antique shops, pub lunch and back in London by 6pm. No, it is not practical to visit both places in one day. You may want to visit Oxford and Blenheim Palace in one day, this would be better, then move on to Bath the second day if you have another day to spare.

Thank you for all your responses. I haven't checked the website for a few days, so I didn't get to reply. I will be traveling from London to Bath and will focus my time in Bath. I have been to Oxford and I love the city, that's why I want to visit the place again. I've done Christchurch etc. I only have a few days in UK. So basically If I could do Bath until the afternoon then off to Oxford. I might spend time at Oxford from afternoon til let's say 8 or 9 PM.

If u are in the area of Bath 2 wonderful places to visit are Castle Coombes ( a picturesque English village) and Bradford Upon Avon (good for antiques)