There are 12 ways to get from Bournemouth to Perth 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 Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
5h 20m£95–230Fly Bournemouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BOH - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
4h 55m£33–243Train via London
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perthtrain
8h 59m£179–329Bus
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 035
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from George Street to Perth stationbus
15h 26m£61–234Drive 469.4 mi
- Drive from Bournemouth to Perthcar 469.4 mi
8h 17m£115–165Train 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 Perthtrain
4h 51m£78–234Bus 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 Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
6h 13m£80–263Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SOU - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perthtrain
6h 59m£133–363Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
7h 36m£96–224Train, 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 Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
7h 40m£74–185Train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perthtrain
10h 51m£224–433Train #2
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham Internationaltrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Perthtrain London Euston - Inverness
10h 52m£168–252
Bournemouth to Perth by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Perth is to fly and bus which costs £30 - £250 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Perth is to train and fly which takes 4h 51m and costs £75 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Perth station. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth Station and arriving at Perth station via Heathrow Central Bus Station and George Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Bournemouth to Perth. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth and arriving at Perth via Reading, Paddington, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 59m.
The distance between Bournemouth and Perth is 430 miles. The road distance is 472.1 miles.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Perth without a car is to train via London which takes 8h 59m and costs £170 - £330.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Bournemouth to Perth, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Perth bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Bournemouth to Perth train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bournemouth station.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Perth is to train via London which takes 8h 59m and costs £170 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £240 and takes 15h 26m.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Perth, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bournemouth to Perth via Reading, London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 8h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Perth station via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station, and George Street in around 15h 26m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
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 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- 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
- £80–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–95
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from George Street to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bournemouth to Perth bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Bournemouth to Perth train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Reading station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bournemouth to Perth is 472 miles. It takes approximately 8h 17m to drive from Bournemouth to Perth.
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