Bus Northampton to Bristol: Compare prices and save money

Compare all timetables for the bus from Northampton to Bristol

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Northampton to Bristol from various bus operators like National Express or FlixBus for the next days.

today

tomorrow

$30

Monday

$17

Tuesday

Wednesday

$17

Thursday

$17

Friday

$21

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
Mode of Transport	BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Logo	Seat classes	Price
	National Express	6h 50m	5:05 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	11:55 AM	Bristol	University Queens Rd		Economy	$30	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/26/2026 5:05:00 AM to University Queens Rd, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/26/2026 11:55:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $30 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 50m
	National Express	6h 53m	5:05 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	11:58 AM	Bristol	Clifton Down		Economy	$30	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/26/2026 5:05:00 AM to Clifton Down, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/26/2026 11:58:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $30 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 53m

Did you know that if you travel from Northampton to Bristol via Birmingham, you can save more than $14? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- FlixBus
  
  3h 45m
  
  0
  
  7:55 AM
  
  Northampton
  Grange Park
  
  9:10 AM
  
  Birmingham
  Great Charles St Queensway
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  $11
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Grange Park, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 7:55:00 AM to Great Charles St Queensway, Birmingham (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/27/2026 9:10:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $11 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 15m
- National Express
  
  2h 10m
  
  0
  
  9:30 AM
  
  Birmingham
  Coach Station
  
  11:40 AM
  
  Bristol
  Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  $6
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Coach Station, Birmingham (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 9:30:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/27/2026 11:40:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $6 per person are available. Travel duration is 2h 10m
Travel Time is 3h 5m shorter, and you will save $14

Cheapest bus trips Monday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	6h 40m	3:10 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	9:50 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$17	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 3:10:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/27/2026 9:50:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $17 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 40m
National Express	8h 20m	11:15 PM	Northampton	Town Centre	7:35 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$17	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 11:15:00 PM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/28/2026 7:35:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $17 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 20m
National Express	5h 35m	9:35 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	3:10 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$23	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 9:35:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/27/2026 3:10:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $23 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 35m
National Express	4h 40m	11:30 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	4:10 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$23	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 11:30:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/27/2026 4:10:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $23 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 40m
National Express	6h 25m	1:30 PM	Northampton	Town Centre	7:55 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$23	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 1:30:00 PM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/27/2026 7:55:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $23 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 25m

Cheapest bus trips Wednesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	6h 40m	3:10 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	9:50 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$17	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/29/2026 3:10:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/29/2026 9:50:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $17 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 40m
National Express	8h 20m	11:15 PM	Northampton	Town Centre	7:35 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$17	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/29/2026 11:15:00 PM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/30/2026 7:35:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $17 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 20m
National Express	5h 5m	9:35 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	2:40 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$23	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/29/2026 9:35:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/29/2026 2:40:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $23 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 5m
National Express	4h 30m	11:30 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	4:00 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$23	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/29/2026 11:30:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/29/2026 4:00:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $23 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 30m
National Express	6h 25m	1:30 PM	Northampton	Town Centre	7:55 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$23	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/29/2026 1:30:00 PM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/29/2026 7:55:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $23 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 25m

Cheapest bus trips Thursday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	6h 40m	3:10 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	9:50 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$17	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/30/2026 3:10:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/30/2026 9:50:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $17 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 40m
National Express	8h 20m	11:15 PM	Northampton	Town Centre	7:35 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$17	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/30/2026 11:15:00 PM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/31/2026 7:35:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $17 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 20m
FlixBus	4h 30m	4:35 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	9:05 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$20	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/30/2026 4:35:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/30/2026 9:05:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $20 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 30m
FlixBus	5h 0m	5:30 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	10:30 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$20	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/30/2026 5:30:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/30/2026 10:30:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $20 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 0m
FlixBus	5h 20m	7:40 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	1:00 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$20	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/30/2026 7:40:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/30/2026 1:00:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $20 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 20m

Cheapest bus trips Friday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	4h 30m	4:35 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	9:05 AM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$21	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/31/2026 4:35:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/31/2026 9:05:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $21 per person are available. Travel duration is 4h 30m
FlixBus	5h 20m	7:40 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	1:00 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$21	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/31/2026 7:40:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/31/2026 1:00:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $21 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 20m
FlixBus	5h 5m	9:35 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	2:40 PM	Bristol	Coach Station	Economy	$21	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/31/2026 9:35:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/31/2026 2:40:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $21 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 5m
National Express	7h 8m	4:50 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	11:58 AM	Bristol	Clifton Down	Economy	$26	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/31/2026 4:50:00 AM to Clifton Down, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/31/2026 11:58:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $26 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 8m
National Express	7h 5m	4:50 AM	Northampton	Town Centre	11:55 AM	Bristol	University Queens Rd	Economy	$26	A Bus from National Express goes from Town Centre, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/31/2026 4:50:00 AM to University Queens Rd, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/31/2026 11:55:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $26 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 5m

Did you know that if you travel from Northampton to Bristol via Birmingham, you can save more than $5? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- FlixBus
  
  3h 45m
  
  0
  
  7:55 AM
  
  Northampton
  Grange Park
  
  9:10 AM
  
  Birmingham
  Great Charles St Queensway
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  $11
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Grange Park, Northampton (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 7:55:00 AM to Great Charles St Queensway, Birmingham (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/27/2026 9:10:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $11 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 15m
- National Express
  
  2h 10m
  
  0
  
  9:30 AM
  
  Birmingham
  Coach Station
  
  11:40 AM
  
  Bristol
  Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  $6
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Coach Station, Birmingham (United Kingdom) at 7/27/2026 9:30:00 AM to Coach Station, Bristol (United Kingdom) arriving at 7/27/2026 11:40:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $6 per person are available. Travel duration is 2h 10m
Travel Time is 0h 45m shorter, and you will save $5

Frequency of bus connections between Northampton and Bristol

See here how frequent the connections between Northampton and Bristol are, during different times and days of the week.

Thursday is the busiest day, with more than 21 daily buses from Northampton to Bristol. Sunday has instead the fewest connections, with only 2 daily coaches between Northampton and Bristol.

The busiest time of the day is the Morning, with 15 buses from Northampton to Bristol, while Afternoon sees the fewest connections between Northampton and Bristol, with 12 offers.

Test cheapest views

The cheapest bus for the 7/27/2026 costs just $17, from National Express

Facts about the bus from Northampton to Bristol

Compare all providers like National Express and FlixBus that travel 10 times every day by bus from Northampton to Bristol in one click! Book your bus ticket from Northampton to Bristol starting from $17!

Cheapest Bus	$17
Fastest Bus	4h 10m
Earliest Bus	5:05 AM
Latest Bus	7:25 PM
Daily Bus Routes	10 Ø
Distance	90.2 miles
Bus Companies	National Express and FlixBus

Cheapest bus connections from Northampton to Bristol

Every day, 10 buses from 2 bus companies leave Northampton for Bristol: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 07/25/2026 and for the following days.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday 07/19

Monday 07/20

Tuesday 07/21

Wednesday 07/22

Thursday 07/23

Friday 07/24

Saturday 07/25

$26

Sunday 07/26

$31

Monday 07/27

$17

Tuesday 07/28

Wednesday 07/29

$17

Thursday 07/30

$17

Friday 07/31

$26

Saturday 08/01

$26

Sunday 08/02

$19

Monday 08/03

Tuesday 08/04

$37

Wednesday 08/05

$19

Thursday 08/06

$37

Friday 08/07

$26

Saturday 08/08

$26

Sunday 08/09

$26

Monday 08/10

$29

Tuesday 08/11

$18

Wednesday 08/12

$27

Thursday 08/13

Friday 08/14

Saturday 08/15

The cheapest time to travel from Northampton to Bristol

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Northampton to Bristol, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from $17, Monday is the cheapest day for a bus from Northampton to Bristol. Friday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from $21.

Evening is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Northampton to Bristol, with $17. Morning is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from $20.

How to save money travelling from Northampton to Bristol

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Northampton to Bristol in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Northampton to Bristol, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later buses from Northampton to Bristol are also emptier.

All bus stations and stops in Northampton and Bristol

In the map below, you can see where to find all bus stations in Northampton and Bristol.

Grange Park

School Lane

Town Centre

Victoria Street 1

Services

M1 Motorway Service Area

Far Cotton

London Road 80

London Road/A508

London Road 318

UWE

Coldharbour Lane

Bond Street

Bond Street 34

Coach Station

Cannon Street/Whitson St

Clifton Down

Whiteladies Road 1-3

University Queens Rd

Queens Road

Service and Comfort on the bus from Northampton to Bristol

Want to know which seat classes are available on the buses from Northampton to Bristol? Or which bus companies serve the route Northampton to Bristol? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Northampton to Bristol bus

How much does a Northampton Bristol bus trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and time of travel. The cheapest trip is available from $17 and takes 6h 40m to reach Bristol. Compare offers to save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Northampton to Bristol?

This route is offered by 2 companies with a range of ticket prices between $17 and $32. Thus, we recommend booking your ticket as early as possible to make sure you get the cheapest bus ticket to Bristol.

On average, how many connections are available from Northampton to Bristol each day?

Every day, the Northampton to Bristol bus route is served by approximately 10 connections. With our search, you can compare bus times to find the perfect trip.

How long does a bus journey from Northampton to Bristol take?

The fastest bus from Northampton to Bristol is offered by FlixBus and takes 4h 10m. Bus tickets for this connection cost $20. In this context, bear in mind that the journey can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Northampton to Bristol?

The earliest bus arriving in Bristol from Northampton starts at 5:05 AM. However, information regarding departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last bus from Northampton to Bristol?

The latest bus trip departing from Northampton for Bristol starts at 7:25 PM. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. So just use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies operate the Northampton Bristol route?

When traveling by bus from Northampton to Bristol, passengers can travel with National Express and FlixBus. With our search, you can compare all available bus tickets to book the one that works for you.

Is there a direct bus between Northampton and Bristol?

You can check all the direct connections between Northampton and Bristol by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: National Express and FlixBus.

What can I take with me on the Northampton to Bristol bus route?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you're allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the Northampton Bristol bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a bus that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Northampton Bristol bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make traveling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Northampton to Bristol on your planned travel date.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Northampton to Bristol

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Northampton and to Bristol

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Northampton and to Bristol. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!