Travelling from Airports to St Beuno's

Liverpool Airport
Journey		Frequency	Duration	Approximate Cost
Stage One Bus	Number 86A, N86 or 80A to Liverpool South Parkway Railway Station.	10 Minutes	10-15 Minutes	£1.80 pay on the bus or as add-on to rail fare. (prices valid January 2010)
Stage Two Train	Liverpool South Parkway to Rhyl, change at Liverpool Central and Chester	30 Minutes	approx. 2 hours	£12.80 Anytime Single £13.80 Saver Return (prices valid at January 2010)
Stage Three Taxi	Rhyl to St Beuno’s		20 minutes	£14 guaranteed fare only from Coastline or A2B Taxis
We suggest you leave three hours for the journey though with good connections you might make the whole trip in two and a half hours. Therefore ideally your incoming flight should arrive at Liverpool about 1pm, and if possible the outgoing flight should not check-in at Liverpool before 1pm (3pm flight)
Taxi from Liverpool Airport should cost about £60 one way and take about 1 hour.(Price correct at January 2010 only with A2B Taxis Rhyl if you pre-book - tell them you got this price on the St. Beuno's website.) Email Taxi
Manchester Airport
Travel by	Journey	Frequency	Duration	Approximate Cost
Stage One Train	to Rhyl Various routes: please ask at airport station	At least one an hour	2 hours +	£12 advanced single £24.80 standard single £29.50 Off-peak Return (Price correct at January 2010)
Stage Two Taxi	Rhyl to St Beuno's		20 Minutes	£14 guaranteed fare from Coastline or A2B Taxis.
We suggest you leave three hours for the journey. Therefore ideally your incoming flight should arrive at Manchester about 1pm, and if possible the outgoing flight should not check-in at Manchester before 1pm (3pm flight)
Taxi from Liverpool Airport should cost about £65 one way and take about 1 hour.(Price correct at January 2010 only with A2B Taxis Rhyl if you pre-book - tell them you got this price on the St. Beuno's website.) London Airports
Heathrow
Journey		Frequency	Duration	Approximate Cost
Stage One Tube	Heathrow to Euston Picaddily Line	Every 6 Minutes	45 Minutes	£4.50
Stage Two Train	Euston to Rhyl possible change at Crewe and/or Chester	about one each hour	From 2 hours 40 min. weekday, 3. hours 40 min. Sunday	From £12.50 Advanced Single £34.70 Off-Peak Single £115 Anytime Single
Stage Three Taxi	Rhyl to St Beuno's		20 Minutes	£14 guaranteed fare only from Coastline or A2B Taxis
We suggest that you leave about 5 to 6 hours for this journey. Please note the vast difference in ticket costs on Virgin Trains for the same class of journey. If you are planning to stay with friends in London before coming to St. Beuno's we suggest you ask them to book an Advanced Booking ticket, best done a month in advance. Taxi from Heathrow Airport would cost about £270 and take about 5 hours. Go to Top of Page
Gatwick Airport
Journey		Frequency	Duration	Approximate Cost
Stage One Train	Gatwick to London Victoria	Every 15 Minutes	35 Minutes	From £12.70 from Gatwick to Euston. Includes 1-day London travelcard. Gatwick to Rhyl £38.65 Off-Peak Single £130 Anytime Single
Stage Two Tube	Victoria to Euston	Every 15 Minutes	15 Minutes
Stage Three Train	Euston to Rhyl possible change at Crewe and Chester	About one an hour	From 2 hours 32 minutes weekdays, Up to 5 hours on Sundays
Stage Four Taxi	Rhyl to St Beuno's		20 Minutes	£14 guaranteed fare only from Coastline Taxis
We suggest that you leave about 6 hours for this journey. Please note the vast difference in ticket costs on Virgin Trains for the same class of journey. If you are planning to stay with friends in London before coming to St. Beuno's we suggest you ask them to book a 'Virgin Value' ticket in advance. Taxi from Gatwick Airport would cost about £270 and take about 5 hours.   Go to Top of Page

If you are thinking of travelling to Luton or Stansted just to come to St Beuno's, think again!
Most airlines flying to these two airports also come to Liverpool or Manchester.

Stansted takes 4 and a half hours by train and Underground and costs from

£15 Advanced Single;
£82.70 Off-peak Single
£138 Anytime standard single

Luton takes the same time cost

From £15 Advanced Single;
£76.30 Off-Peak Single
£130 Anytime Single

Rail Pricing

When travelling from London the cost of tickets varies dramatically. For example a 1st Class single from London to Rhyl can cost up to £183, a full price Anytime single is £230 - while an Advanced single ticket can cost as little as £12.50 for the same journey in the same train .

Advanced tickets have to be purchased at least a day in advance. They can be purchased on the internet and collected from Euston Station provided you have the Credit Card you booked it with, but there does not seem to be the facility to register for the website from outside the UK; you can try using St Beuno's address.
Advanced tickets from London are booked as two singles and the cheapest price is £12.50.
Advanced tickets are only valid for the journey booked and cannot be transfered. Therefore they are not advisable if you are hoping to catch the train direct from a flight unless you leave plenty of time. (Who knows when you will arrive through baggage claim and customs?)

Off-Peak Saver Return tickets can be purchased on the day of travel and used on any off-peak train. Enquire when booking if an off-peak return is valid on the train you wish to travel on. This is particularly important if you plan to leave Euston before 9.30am or between 4pm and 6.30pm. If these tickets are booked in advance on the internet the off-peak restriction only applied to one train. Book Tickets Online

Anytime Single tickets from London are exorbitant and should be avoided if at all possible.

Bus Travel

There are no convenient direct bus services from any of the airports. National Express run one bus a day from London Victoria to Rhyl and it takes more than 5 hours. Bus Services in Britain tend to be for short distances only or between major cities. Local services are run by so many different companies it is difficult to find information about them.