There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Dunblane by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Stafford
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Dunblane
7h 7m£122–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cheltenham to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Police StationE3 / ...
11h 4m£31–81Drive 352.9 mi
- Drive from Cheltenham to Dunblane352.9 mi
5h 39m£87–125Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Hillside Avenue
5h 3mTrain
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh WaverleyPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to DunblaneEdinburgh - Dunblane / ...
7h 16m£59–314Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dunblane
5h 2m£45–120Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Hillside Avenue
4h 48mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dunblane
4h 47m£45–140Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dunblane
6h 53m£81–307Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Hillside Avenue
6h 54mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunblane
6h 40m£67–281
Cheltenham to Dunblane by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Dunblane is to bus which costs £30 - £85 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Dunblane is to train and fly which takes 4h 47m and costs £45 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham to Dunblane station. However, there are services departing from Promenade and arriving at Police Station via Cheltenham, Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Cheltenham to Dunblane. However, there are services departing from Cheltenham Spa and arriving at Dunblane via Stafford and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 7m.
The distance between Cheltenham and Dunblane is 379 miles. The road distance is 355 miles.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Dunblane without a car is to train via Stafford which takes 7h 7m and costs £120 - £250.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Cheltenham to Dunblane, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Dunblane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cheltenham station.
Cheltenham to Dunblane train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Cheltenham Spa station.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Dunblane is to train via Stafford which takes 7h 7m and costs £120 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £85 and takes 11h 4m.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Dunblane, Scotland?
You can take a train from Cheltenham Spa to Dunblane via Stafford and Haymarket in around 7h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Promenade to Police Station via Arle Court Transport Hub, Cheltenham, Newhall St, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–100
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Dunblane
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunblane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dunblane
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunblane
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- £240–290
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- 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
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cheltenham to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Hillside Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Cheltenham to Dunblane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Cheltenham to Dunblane train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cheltenham to Dunblane is 355 miles. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Cheltenham to Dunblane.
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