There are 12 ways to get from Bath to Aberdeen by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
best- Take the train from Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BRS - ABZ
4h 24m£78–206Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus M9
14h 30m£46–80Train via London
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
9h 19m£239–497Drive 492 mi
- Drive from Bath to Aberdeencar 492 mi
8h 33m£121–175Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
5h 28m£126–389Fly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
6h 34m£71–276Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
5h 46m£126–351Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
6h 36m£66–176Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LGW - ABZ
6h 34m£98–226Fly Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport Station to Aberdeentrain
6h 12m£63–229Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Aberdeentrain Plymouth - Aberdeen / ...
10h 20m£228–766Bus via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 183 / ...
- Take the bus from George Street to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
17h 33m£56–127
Bath to Aberdeen by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Aberdeen is to bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Aberdeen is to train and fly which takes 4h 24m and costs £75 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath to Aberdeen station. However, there are services departing from Westgate Buildings and arriving at Union Square Bus Station via Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Bath to Aberdeen. However, there are services departing from Bath Spa and arriving at Aberdeen via Paddington, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 19m.
The distance between Bath and Aberdeen is 432 miles. The road distance is 494.9 miles.
The best way to get from Bath to Aberdeen without a car is to train via London which takes 9h 19m and costs £230 - £500.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Bath to Aberdeen, including transfers.
Bath to Aberdeen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bath to Aberdeen train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bath Spa station.
The best way to get from Bath to Aberdeen is to train via London which takes 9h 19m and costs £230 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £80 and takes 14h 30m.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Aberdeen, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bath Spa to Aberdeen via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 9h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Westgate Buildings to Union Square Bus Station via Bus Station, Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 14h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £8–11
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £11–16
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Bath Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150–220
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £60–85
Train from Inverness Airport Station to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–35
- 1st Class
- £40–60
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £120–170
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £110–170
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £220–320
- 1st Class
- £500–750
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Bath to Aberdeen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Bath to Aberdeen train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bath to Aberdeen is 495 miles. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Bath to Aberdeen.
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