There are 7 ways to get from Douglas to Perth by car ferry, car, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Drive from Heysham to Perth
7h 18m£83–142Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station802 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
10h 14m£68–232Car ferry, train via Glasgow
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
9h 17m£70–344Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)IOM - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
6h 41m£90–236Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
10h 55m£75–394Car ferry, train #2
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Take the train from Preston to PerthLondon Euston - Inverness
10h 56m£110–290Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)IOM - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
4h 5m
Douglas to Perth by car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Douglas to Perth is to car ferry and bus which costs £65 - £240 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Douglas to Perth is to fly and train which takes 6h 41m and costs £90 - £240.
The distance between Douglas and Perth is 275 miles.
The best way to get from Douglas to Perth without a car is to car ferry and train via Glasgow which takes 9h 17m and costs £70 - £350.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Douglas to Perth, including transfers.
There are 507+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Douglas, Isle of Man and Perth, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Douglas to Perth. However, you can take the car ferry to Heysham then drive to Perth. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Perth via Liverpool, Moorfields, Liverpool Central, Liverpool Lime Street, Wigan North Western, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 9h 17m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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 Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–310
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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
- £230–270
Train from Preston to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- 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
- £280–320
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £34–68
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Standard fare
- £68
- Foot Passenger
- £34
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £34–185
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- £34
- Standard Fare
- £185
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