1. From Manchester, take a train to Stoke-on-Trent station.
2. At Stoke-on-Trent station, change to a bus heading to Alton Towers. The bus stop is located just outside the train station.
3. The bus will take you directly to Alton Towers. The journey time from Stoke-on-Trent to Alton Towers is approximately 40 minutes.
In total, the journey from Manchester to Alton Towers by train and bus takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. You can purchase train and bus tickets separately, or you can buy a combined ticket that covers both the train and bus journey.