There are 11 ways to get from Bournemouth to Forfar by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Malmaisonbus
5h 57mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Overgatebus Ukn11
17h 10m£66–114Train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Dundeetrain
11h 6m£202–327Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Airport The Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Forfarbus
14h 21m£113–187Drive 494 mi
- Drive from Bournemouth to Forfarcar 494 mi
8h 50m£123–177Fly Bournemouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BOH - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Malmaisonbus
5h 30mBus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Malmaisonbus
6h 50mBus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Forfarbus
6h 58m£92–323Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
6h 28m£84–261Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Malmaisonbus
8h 16mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Haymarkettrain Bournemouth - Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Forfarbus Ember
11h 48m£240–350
Bournemouth to Forfar by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Forfar is to bus which costs £65 - £120 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Forfar is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs £80 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Forfar. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth Station and arriving at The Cross via London Victoria and Forum Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Bournemouth to Forfar. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth and arriving at Dundee via Stafford and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
The distance between Bournemouth and Forfar is 455 miles. The road distance is 496.8 miles.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Forfar without a car is to train which takes 11h 6m and costs £200 - £330.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Bournemouth to Forfar, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Forfar bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Bournemouth to Forfar train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bournemouth station.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Forfar is to train which takes 11h 6m and costs £200 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £120 and takes 17h 10m.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Forfar, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bournemouth to The Cross via Stafford, Haymarket, Dundee, and Forum Centre in around 11h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to The Cross via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Overgate, and Forum Centre in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £230–340
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Manchester Airport to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 01382 201121
- travelcare@nationalexpress.com
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Terminal to Malmaison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Terminal to Malmaison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Terminal to Malmaison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Terminal to Malmaison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Forfar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Forfar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Forfar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Overgate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bournemouth to Forfar bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bournemouth to Forfar train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bournemouth to Forfar is 497 miles. It takes approximately 8h 50m to drive from Bournemouth to Forfar.
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