Bus and Coach from Ipswich to Bradford: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Ipswich to Bradford

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Ipswich to Bradford from various bus operators like National Express for the next days.

today

tomorrow

£49

Tuesday

£45

Wednesday

Thursday

£44

Friday

£57

Saturday

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	10h 45m	13:30	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	00:15	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£49	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 15/12/2025 13:30:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 16/12/2025 00:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
National Express	10h 55m	07:45	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	18:40	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£51	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 15/12/2025 07:45:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 15/12/2025 18:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £51 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 55m
National Express	10h 55m	18:50	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	05:45	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£52	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 15/12/2025 18:50:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 16/12/2025 05:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 55m
National Express	10h 50m	05:30	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	16:20	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£60	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 15/12/2025 05:30:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 15/12/2025 16:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £60 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m

Cheapest bus trips Tuesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	10h 45m	13:30	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	00:15	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£45	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 13:30:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 17/12/2025 00:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £45 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
National Express	11h 15m	07:45	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	19:00	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£47	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 07:45:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 16/12/2025 19:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
National Express	10h 55m	18:50	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	05:45	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£51	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 18:50:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 17/12/2025 05:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £51 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 55m
National Express	10h 50m	05:30	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	16:20	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£59	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 16/12/2025 05:30:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 16/12/2025 16:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £59 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m

Cheapest bus trips Thursday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	10h 45m	13:30	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	00:15	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£44	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 13:30:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 00:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
National Express	11h 15m	07:45	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	19:00	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£45	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 07:45:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 19:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £45 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
National Express	10h 55m	18:50	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	05:45	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£47	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 18:50:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 05:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 55m
National Express	10h 50m	05:30	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	16:20	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£59	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 05:30:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 16:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £59 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m

Cheapest bus trips Friday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	11h 35m	07:45	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	19:20	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£57	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 07:45:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 19:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £57 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
National Express	10h 45m	13:30	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	00:15	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£57	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 13:30:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 20/12/2025 00:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £57 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 45m
National Express	10h 55m	18:50	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	05:45	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£57	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 18:50:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 20/12/2025 05:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £57 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 55m
National Express	11h 35m	05:30	Ipswich	Cardinal Park	17:05	Bradford	Interchange	Economy	£64	A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 05:30:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 17:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £64 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m

Did you know that if you travel from Ipswich to Bradford via Marks Tey, you can save more than £9? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  12h 45m
  
  0
  
  11:30
  
  Ipswich
  Cardinal Park
  
  12:25
  
  Marks Tey
  Central Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £8
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Cardinal Park, Ipswich (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 11:30:00 to Central Station, Marks Tey (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 12:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £8 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 55m
- National Express
  
  9h 50m
  
  0
  
  14:25
  
  Marks Tey
  Central Station
  
  00:15
  
  Bradford
  Interchange
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £40
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Central Station, Marks Tey (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 14:25:00 to Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 00:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £40 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 50m
Travel time is 2h 0m longer, but you will save £9

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Ipswich to Bradford is £39 on 10/12/2025. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Ipswich and Bradford

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

Monday is the busiest day, with more than 4 daily coaches from Ipswich to Bradford. Monday has instead the fewest connections, with only 4 daily coaches between Ipswich and Bradford.

The busiest time of the day is the Morning, with 4 coaches from Ipswich to Bradford, while Morning sees the fewest connections between Ipswich and Bradford, with 4 offers.

Facts about coaches from Ipswich to Bradford

Compare all providers like National Express that travel 4 times every day by bus from Ipswich to Bradford in one click! Book your bus ticket from Ipswich to Bradford starting from £39!

Cheapest Bus	£39
Fastest Bus	10h 45m
Earliest Coach	05:30
Latest Coach	18:50
Daily Bus Connections	4 Ø
Distance	274.6 km
Coach Companies	National Express

Cheapest coach connections from Ipswich to Bradford

Every day, 4 buses from 1 coach companies leave Ipswich for Bradford: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 14/12/2025 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 08/12

Tuesday 09/12

Wednesday 10/12

Thursday 11/12

Friday 12/12

Saturday 13/12

Sunday 14/12

Monday 15/12

£49

Tuesday 16/12

£45

Wednesday 17/12

Thursday 18/12

£44

Friday 19/12

£57

Saturday 20/12

Sunday 21/12

£57

Monday 22/12

Tuesday 23/12

£53

Wednesday 24/12

Thursday 25/12

Friday 26/12

Saturday 27/12

Sunday 28/12

Monday 29/12

Tuesday 30/12

£52

Wednesday 31/12

Thursday 01/01

Friday 02/01

Saturday 03/01

Sunday 04/01

The cheapest time to travel from Ipswich to Bradford

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

With a price starting from £44, Thursday is the cheapest day for a coach from Ipswich to Bradford. Friday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £57.

Afternoon is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Ipswich to Bradford, with £44. Evening is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £47.

How to save money travelling from Ipswich to Bradford

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 Ipswich to Bradford 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 Ipswich to Bradford, 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 coaches from Ipswich to Bradford are also emptier.

All bus stations and stops in Ipswich and Bradford

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Ipswich and Bradford.

Cardinal Park

Quadling Street

Bus Stop

Crown Street

Tower Ramparts Bus Station

CopDock

Cardinal Park Cinema Bus Station

Interchange

Bridge St

Hall Ings

Keighley Rd Oak Lane

Apperley Bridge Rail Station

Harrogate Road Holybrook Ave

Service and Comfort on the bus from Ipswich to Bradford

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

FAQs about the Ipswich to Bradford bus

How much does a Ipswich - Bradford coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Ipswich - Bradford bus trip is available from £39 and takes 10h 45m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Ipswich to Bradford?

The connection Ipswich to Bradford is offered by 1 companies with ticket prices ranging from £39 to £64. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Ipswich - Bradford route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Ipswich to Bradford is offered by roughly 4 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Bradford from Ipswich take?

The quickest coach from Ipswich to Bradford is provided by National Express and takes 10h 45m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £49. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Ipswich to Bradford?

The earliest bus to Bradford departs from Ipswich at 05:30. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Ipswich to Bradford?

The latest bus to Bradford departs from Ipswich at 18:50. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Ipswich - Bradford route?

Passengers looking to travel from Ipswich to Bradford can travel with National Express. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Ipswich and Bradford?

You can check all the direct connections between Ipswich and Bradford 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.

What can I take with me on the bus to Bradford from Ipswich?

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

What equipment is available for the Ipswich Bradford 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 travelling 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 Ipswich to Bradford on your planned travel date.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Ipswich to Bradford

Economy

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

More bus routes to Ipswich and to Bradford

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