There are 10 ways to get from Bath to Ballater by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BRS - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
5h 23m£96–240Bus
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 Overgatebus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
16h 11m£55–96Train, bus via Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
12h 27m£175–314Drive 480.8 mi
- Drive from Bath to Ballatercar 480.8 mi
8h 32m£118–171Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
6h 15m£130–405Fly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
8h 12m£86–188Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
6h 42m£134–283Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
8h 32m£87–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
12h 38m£248–384Train, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Dundee stationbus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
14h 34m£165–309
Bath to Ballater by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Ballater is to bus which costs £55 - £100 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Ballater is to fly and bus which takes 5h 23m and costs £95 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath station to Ballater. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Ballater via Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station and Dundee station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 11m.
The distance between Bath and Ballater is 466 miles. The road distance is 483.6 miles.
The best way to get from Bath to Ballater without a car is to train and bus via Wolverhampton which takes 12h 27m and costs £170 - £320.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Bath to Ballater, including transfers.
Bath to Ballater bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bath to Ballater bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bath to Ballater is 484 miles. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Bath to Ballater.
There are 144+ hotels available in Ballater.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Ballater, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Ballater via Bus Station, Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, Overgate, and Dundee station in around 16h 11m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £220–310
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wolverhampton to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Haymarket to Dundee station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Overgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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