There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Carlisle
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Motherwelltrain
5h 57m£100–189Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park & Ride to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus Cf8
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
8h 25m£50–88Drive 321.2 mi
- Drive from Cheltenham to Hamiltoncar 321.2 mi
5h 12m£79–114Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Hamilton Centraltrain
4h 28m£54–148Train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Motherwelltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
7h 2m£188–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
8h 32m£54–91Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
4h 4m£53–128Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
5h 41m£129–417Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
5h 4m£73–164Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
5h 28m£74–179Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
6h 14m£109–254
Cheltenham to Hamilton by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton is to bus which costs £45 - £90 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton is to train and fly which takes 4h 4m and costs £50 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham to Hamilton station. However, there are services departing from Park & Ride and arriving at Bus Station via Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Cheltenham to Hamilton. However, there are services departing from Cheltenham Spa and arriving at Motherwell via Birmingham New Street and Carlisle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 57m.
The distance between Cheltenham and Hamilton is 328 miles. The road distance is 323.1 miles.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton without a car is to train via Carlisle which takes 5h 57m and costs £100 - £190.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park & Ride station.
Cheltenham to Hamilton train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Cheltenham Spa station.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton is to train via Carlisle which takes 5h 57m and costs £100 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £90 and takes 8h 25m.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Hamilton, Scotland?
You can take a train from Cheltenham Spa to Motherwell via Birmingham New Street and Carlisle in around 5h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park & Ride to Bus Station via Manchester Central Coach Station in around 8h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £180–280
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Hamilton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park & Ride to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Cheltenham to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Cheltenham to Hamilton train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cheltenham to Hamilton is 323 miles. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Cheltenham to Hamilton.
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