There are 11 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 Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
11h 33m£74–323Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976
12h 13m£51–180Drive 489.5 mi
- Drive from Basingstoke to Oban489.5 mi
8h 35m£120–173Fly London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LHR - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Oban
7h 35m£100–298Bus
- Take the bus from The Malls to Heathrow Terminal 5806
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station802
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976
13h 56m£73–133Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SOU - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Oban
6h 41m£62–226Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LCY - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Oban
7h 46m£127–333Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SOU - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Police Station
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Oban
7h 45m£115–251Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LGW - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Oban
7h 56m£79–202Fly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Police Station
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Oban
8h 34m£98–293Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Oban
8h 13m£95–215
Basingstoke to Oban by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Oban is to bus which costs £70 - £140 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Oban is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 41m and costs £60 - £230.
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 Heathrow Terminal 5 and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Basingstoke to Oban. However, there are services departing from Basingstoke and arriving at Oban via Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 33m.
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 33m and costs £70 - £330.
It takes approximately 11h 33m 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 33m and costs £70 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £140 and takes 13h 56m.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a train from Basingstoke to Oban via Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 11h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Malls to Station Road via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Buchanan Bus Station in around 13h 56m.
- 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
- £110–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–350
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Crianlarich to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–16
- 1st Class
- £20–29
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.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 Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- 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
- £15–20
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Terminal Building to Public Toilets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Malls to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basingstoke to Oban bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Basingstoke to Oban train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basingstoke to Oban is 492 miles. It takes approximately 8h 35m to drive from Basingstoke to Oban.
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