There are 11 ways to get from Burnley to Wick by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Preston to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus X99
12h 19m£105–352Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane MAN - WIC
17h 1m£65–319Train, bus via Leeds
- Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus
13h 42m£105–400Drive 437.9 mi
- Drive from Burnley to Wickcar 437.9 mi
8h 12m£107–155Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
13h 45m£121–412Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus X99
14h 39m£66–101Train
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain Inverness - Wick
14h 58m£111–187Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus
9h 31m£118–268Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus
12h 8m£126–297Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane BHX - WIC
18h 48m£112–369Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane ABZ - WIC
10h 25m£94–589
Burnley to Wick by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burnley to Wick is to bus which costs £65 - £110 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Burnley to Wick is to drive which takes 8h 12m and costs £100 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Burnley to Wick. However, there are services departing from Mechanics Institute and arriving at Town Hall via Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Burnley to Wick. However, there are services departing from Burnley Manchester Road and arriving at Wick via Preston, Haymarket and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
The distance between Burnley and Wick is 504 miles. The road distance is 440.5 miles.
The best way to get from Burnley to Wick without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 19m and costs £100 - £360.
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Burnley to Wick, including transfers.
Burnley to Wick bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Burnley to Wick train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Burnley to Wick is to train via Edinburgh which takes 13h 45m and costs £120 - £420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £110 and takes 14h 39m.
What companies run services between Burnley, England and Wick, Scotland?
You can take a train from Burnley Manchester Road to Wick via Preston, Haymarket, and Inverness in around 13h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mechanics Institute to Town Hall via Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 14h 39m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Geneva, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £70–100
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–180
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £40–60
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £85–120
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £65–85
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–18
- 1st Class
- £25–30
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–65
- 1st Class
- £70–110
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–60
- 1st Class
- £65–95
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £45–65
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £90–130
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Burnley Manchester Road to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–10
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £8–11
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £95–150
- 1st Class
- £210–300
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £110–170
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- 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
- £310–350
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- 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
- £240–280
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–40
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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Burnley to Wick bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Burnley to Wick train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Burnley to Wick is 440 miles. It takes approximately 8h 12m to drive from Burnley to Wick.
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