Trains from Birmingham to Rochdale

Birmingham to Rochdale train information

• There are a lot of train operators across the United Kingdom & Europe. By searching for your ticket using our travel search engine, you are able to see the trains between Birmingham in England to Rochdale in England as well as the train operator for this journey.
• There are 80 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Birmingham to Rochdale is approximately 2h43m. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Rochdale from Birmingham, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.
• Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the cost of the train will change.

Best prices for Birmingham to Rochdale train tickets

Birmingham - Rochdale prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Birmingham to Rochdale by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Birmingham - Rochdale: the best time to book cheap trains

Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

The graph above shows the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the train ticket is booked. Buying your train from Birmingham to Rochdale in advance can enable you to save money for your journey.

Tickets are available from £12 when buying your seat 3 days in advance which is 54% cheaper than the best fare we found when booking on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for Birmingham to Rochdale trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Birmingham and Rochdale by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Rochdale to Birmingham and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Birmingham - Rochdale train tickets

The best way to pay less on your Birmingham Rochdale train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to break even.

You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the card to break-even. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you purchase afterwards, you will spare money.

As an example, train tickets from Birmingham to Rochdale cost on average £50.00 (1). When dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), you can see that after only 2 one way journeys from Rochdale to Birmingham, the railcard will have paid for itself.

Railcards enable you to get a third off most adult fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey