There are 11 ways to get from Elgin to Derby by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via York
best- Take the train from Elgin to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Derbytrain
8h 49m£159–369Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus M96
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Stationbus Ukn11
13h 55m£54–95Drive 419.5 mi
- Drive from Elgin to Derbycar 419.5 mi
8h 1m£103–148Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
5h 20m£102–234Train
- Take the train from Elgin to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Inverness - Edinburgh
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Derbytrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
9h 16m£238–383Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 4bus M96
- Take the train from Inverness to Stoke-on-Trenttrain
- Take the train from Stoke-on-Trent to Derbytrain
12h 57m£122–199Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Derbytrain
6h£104–241Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Derbytrain
5h 43m£124–285Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Derbytrain
6h 16m£92–203Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INV - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derbytrain
6h 48m£135–431Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane INV - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
4h 58m£66–248
Elgin to Derby by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elgin to Derby is to bus which costs £50 - £100 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Elgin to Derby is to train and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs £65 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Elgin station to Derby station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Union Square Bus Station, Canal Street and Upper Parliament Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Elgin to Derby. However, there are services departing from Elgin and arriving at Derby via Aberdeen, Edinburgh Waverley and York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 49m.
The distance between Elgin and Derby is 490 miles. The road distance is 421.9 miles.
The best way to get from Elgin to Derby without a car is to train via York which takes 8h 49m and costs £150 - £370.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Elgin to Derby, including transfers.
Elgin to Derby bus services, operated by Stagecoach North Scotland, depart from Bus Station.
Elgin to Derby train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Elgin station.
The best way to get from Elgin to Derby is to train via York which takes 8h 49m and costs £150 - £370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £100 and takes 13h 55m.
What companies run services between Elgin, Scotland and Derby, England?
You can take a train from Elgin to Derby via Aberdeen, Edinburgh Waverley, and York in around 8h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Bus Station via Union Square Bus Station, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Canal Street, and Upper Parliament Street in around 13h 55m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Elgin to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Elgin to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stoke-on-Trent to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–13
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Elgin to Derby bus services, operated by Stagecoach North Scotland, arrive at Union Square Bus Station.
Elgin to Derby train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Aberdeen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elgin to Derby is 422 miles. It takes approximately 8h 1m to drive from Elgin to Derby.
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