There are 7 ways to get from Cumbernauld to Bolton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Motherwell to PrestonGlasgow Central - Rugby / ...
3h 44m£23–106Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill InterchangeUkn30 / ...
6h 19m£18–51Drive 202.9 mi
- Drive from Cumbernauld to Bolton202.9 mi
3h 22m£50–72Fly Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)GLA - MAN
5h 6m£59–146Bus, line 125 bus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57 to Preston Coach Stationmegabus M11
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Noel Street125
7h 20m£20–60Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Croy to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)EDI - MAN
5h 41m£79–175Fly Glasgow Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
6h 2m£66–172
Cumbernauld to Bolton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cumbernauld to Bolton is to bus which costs £17 - £55 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cumbernauld to Bolton is to drive which takes 3h 22m and costs £45 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Cumbernauld to Bolton. However, there are services departing from Town Centre Stances and arriving at Shiffnall Street via Buchanan Bus Station and Shudehill Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Cumbernauld to Bolton. However, there are services departing from Cumbernauld and arriving at Bolton via Motherwell and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 44m.
The distance between Cumbernauld and Bolton is 211 miles. The road distance is 204.1 miles.
The best way to get from Cumbernauld to Bolton without a car is to train which takes 3h 44m and costs £22 - £110.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Cumbernauld to Bolton, including transfers.
Cumbernauld to Bolton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Cumbernauld to Bolton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Motherwell station.
The best way to get from Cumbernauld to Bolton is to train which takes 3h 44m and costs £22 - £110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £17 - £55 and takes 6h 19m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £150 and takes 5h 6m.
What companies run services between Cumbernauld, Scotland and Bolton, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Motherwell to Preston hourly. Tickets cost £13–75 and the journey takes 2h 8m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange hourly. Tickets cost £15–40 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Motherwell to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Croy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57 to Preston Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57 to Preston Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to Noel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
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More Questions & Answers
Cumbernauld to Bolton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Cumbernauld to Bolton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cumbernauld to Bolton is 204 miles. It takes approximately 3h 22m to drive from Cumbernauld to Bolton.
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