There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Preston
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain
5h 52m£49–228Bus via Buchanan Bus Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Cheltenham to Newhall Stbus Uk077
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
9h 35m£21–69Drive 321.2 mi
- Drive from Cheltenham to Hamiltoncar 321.2 mi
5h 12m£79–114Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
4h 15m£42–113Train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Motherwelltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
7h 2m£170–550Bus
- Take the bus from Arle Court Transport Hub to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
10h 23m£46–75Train 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 1m£37–127Train 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 38m£104–411Train 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 24m£61–172Train 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 10m£59–186Train, 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 6m£76–300
Cheltenham to Hamilton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton is to bus via Buchanan Bus Station which costs £20 - £70 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton is to train and fly which takes 4h 1m and costs £35 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham to Hamilton. However, there are services departing from Promenade and arriving at Portland Park via Cheltenham, Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 35m.
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 Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 52m.
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 Preston which takes 5h 52m and costs £45 - £230.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Cheltenham to Hamilton, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Arle Court Transport Hub 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 Preston which takes 5h 52m and costs £45 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus via Buchanan Bus Station, which costs £20 - £70 and takes 9h 35m.
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 Preston in around 5h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Promenade to Portland Park via Arle Court Transport Hub, Cheltenham, Newhall St, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 9h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–410
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- 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 Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £170–250
- 1st Class
- £390–550
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £30–45
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £65–80
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- 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
- £260–300
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Cheltenham to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Arle Court Transport Hub to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cheltenham to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham 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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