There are 12 ways to get from Bath to Stirling Castle by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
4h 13m£49–107Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Park and Ridebus
12h 17m£26–76Train 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 to Stirlingtrain
8h 45m£76–313Drive 392 mi
- Drive from Bath to Stirling Castlecar 392 mi
6h 39m£96–138Fly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
4h 28m£61–132Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
5h 43m£132–332Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
5h 44m£121–408Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- 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 train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
5h 41m£56–188Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
5h 55m£68–208Fly Bristol Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirlingtrain
6h 13m£51–274Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirlingtrain Edinburgh - Dunblane / ...
9h 11m£62–636Train via Crewe
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Stirlingtrain
10h 14m£106–221
Bath to Stirling Castle by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Stirling Castle is to bus which costs £25 - £80 and takes 12h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Stirling Castle is to fly and train which takes 4h 13m and costs £45 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath to Stirling Castle. However, there are services departing from Westgate Buildings and arriving at Park and Ride via Bristol Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Bath to Stirling Castle. However, there are services departing from Bath Spa and arriving at Stirling via Bristol Temple Meads, Stafford and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
The distance between Bath and Stirling Castle is 378 miles. The road distance is 394.3 miles.
The best way to get from Bath to Stirling Castle without a car is to train via Stafford which takes 8h 45m and costs £75 - £320.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Bath to Stirling Castle, including transfers.
Bath to Stirling Castle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bath to Stirling Castle train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bath to Stirling Castle is to train via Stafford which takes 8h 45m and costs £75 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £25 - £80 and takes 12h 17m.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Stirling Castle, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bath Spa to Stirling Castle via Bristol Temple Meads, Stafford, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, and Stirling in around 8h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Westgate Buildings to Stirling Castle via Bus Station, Bristol Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, and Park and Ride in around 12h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- £80–180
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
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 Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Park to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- 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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- 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
- £29–170
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £220–260
Train from Crewe to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £280–330
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Bath to Stirling Castle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Bath to Stirling Castle train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bath to Stirling Castle is 394 miles. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Bath to Stirling Castle.
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