There are 12 ways to get from Basingstoke to Oban by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basingstoke to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
11h 23m£115–346Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Roadbus 975 / ...
15h 32m£41–117Train, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
14h 55m£58–198Drive 489.5 mi
- Drive from Basingstoke to Obancar 489.5 mi
8h 39m£121–174Fly London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toiletsbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Obantrain
8h 17m£98–284Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
11h 30m£74–328Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toiletsbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Obantrain
8h 17m£132–292Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Police Stationbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Obantrain
8h 4m£116–251Fly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Police Stationbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Obantrain
9h 2m£101–289Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toiletsbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Obantrain
7h 14m£68–216Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LGW - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toiletsbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Obantrain
8h 34m£84–208Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toiletsbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Obantrain
8h 46m£97–204
Basingstoke to Oban by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Oban is to bus which costs £40 - £120 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Oban is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 14m and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Basingstoke to Oban station. However, there are services departing from The Malls and arriving at Station Road via London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Basingstoke to Oban. However, there are services departing from Basingstoke and arriving at Oban via Stafford and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 23m.
The distance between Basingstoke and Oban is 504 miles. The road distance is 492.3 miles.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Oban without a car is to train which takes 11h 23m and costs £110 - £350.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Basingstoke to Oban, including transfers.
Basingstoke to Oban bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Malls station.
Basingstoke to Oban train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Basingstoke station.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Oban is to train which takes 11h 23m and costs £110 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £120 and takes 15h 32m.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a train from Basingstoke to Oban via Stafford, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 11h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Malls to Station Road via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 15h 32m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–410
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Train from Basingstoke to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £65–95
- 1st Class
- £130–190
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Crianlarich to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basingstoke to Oban bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Basingstoke to Oban train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basingstoke to Oban is 492 miles. It takes approximately 8h 39m to drive from Basingstoke to Oban.
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