There are 11 ways to get from Bath to Fort William by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
6h 41m£44–110Fly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus
7h 32m£31–157Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Anniesland Cross to Bus Stationbus 915
11h 59m£85–328Bus
- 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 Bus Stationbus 915
14h 50m£35–71Drive 477.9 mi
- Drive from Bath to Fort Williamcar 477.9 mi
8h 29m£116–167Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
7h 44m£75–292Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
7h 49m£116–419Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
8h 2m£61–200Train via Stafford
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort Williamtrain
12h 52m£107–372Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort Williamtrain Edinburgh - Fort William
13h 54m£117–642Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
16h 16m£43–91
Bath to Fort William by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Fort William is to bus which costs £30 - £75 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Fort William is to fly and bus which takes 6h 41m and costs £40 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath station to Fort William station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bath to Fort William. However, there are services departing from Bath Spa and arriving at Fort William via Bristol Temple Meads, Stafford and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 52m.
The distance between Bath and Fort William is 439 miles. The road distance is 480.7 miles.
The best way to get from Bath to Fort William without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 59m and costs £85 - £330.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Bath to Fort William, including transfers.
Bath to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bath to Fort William train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bath to Fort William is to bus which takes 14h 50m and costs £30 - £75. Alternatively, you can train via Stafford, which costs £100 - £380 and takes 12h 52m.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Fort William, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Bus Station via Bus Station, Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 14h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bath Spa to Fort William via Bristol Temple Meads, Stafford, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level in around 12h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- 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
- £90–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- 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
- £190–400
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–550
- 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
- £25–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- 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
- £250–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–55
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–55
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–65
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Anniesland Cross to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bath to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Bath to Fort William train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bath to Fort William is 481 miles. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Bath to Fort William.
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