There are 11 ways to get from Elgin to Sleaford by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Aberdeen
best- Take the train from Elgin to Aberdeen
- Take the train from Aberdeen to GranthamAberdeen - Peterborough / ...
10h£183–269Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Station
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from King's Cross to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Sleaford
6h 34m£93–287Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Union Square Bus StationM96
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Bus Station93
16h 4mDrive 425.1 mi
- Drive from Elgin to Sleaford425.1 mi
8h 7m£106–153Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Airport Terminal Stance 1
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Sleaford
8h 9mTrain
- Take the train from Elgin to InvernessAberdeen - Inverness / ...
- Take the train from Inverness to GranthamInverness - Peterborough
10h 6m£200–280Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Union Square Bus StationM96
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Sleaford
12h 32m£116–285Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Station
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)INV - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Sleaford
6h 56m£104–433Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Airport Terminal Stance 1
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ABZ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Grantham
8h 50mTrain to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Station
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Grantham
8h£142–362Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Airport Terminal Stance 1
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)ABZ - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Sleaford
8h 58m
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elgin to Sleaford is to drive which costs £100 - £160 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Elgin to Sleaford is to train and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £90 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Elgin station to Sleaford station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Rail Station via Union Square Bus Station, Broad Marsh Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Elgin to Sleaford. However, there are services departing from Elgin and arriving at Sleaford via Aberdeen and Grantham. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Elgin and Sleaford is 504 miles. The road distance is 427.5 miles.
The best way to get from Elgin to Sleaford without a car is to train via Aberdeen which takes 10h and costs £180 - £270.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Elgin to Sleaford, including transfers.
Elgin to Sleaford bus services, operated by Stagecoach North Scotland, depart from Bus Station.
Elgin to Sleaford train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Elgin station.
The best way to get from Elgin to Sleaford is to train via Aberdeen which takes 10h and costs £180 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 4m.
What companies run services between Elgin, Scotland and Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England?
You can take a train from Elgin to Sleaford via Aberdeen and Grantham in around 10h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Rail Station via Union Square Bus Station, Broad Marsh Bus Station, and Bus Station in around 16h 4m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–450
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Norwich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Elgin to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Elgin to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Elgin to Inverness Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–15
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £160–230
Train from Inverness to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £180–250
Train from King's Cross to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Sleaford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Sleaford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Sleaford
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from King's Cross to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from King's Cross to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from King's Cross to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Advanced Single
- £16–23
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–35
- Super Off-Peak Single
- £30–40
- Off-Peak Single
- £34–39
- Anytime Single
- £35–50
Train from Doncaster to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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/
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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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1279 793753
- info@centralconnect.info
- Website
- central-connect.co.uk
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.central-connect.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Railway Station to Airport Terminal Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Elgin to Sleaford bus services, operated by Stagecoach North Scotland, arrive at Union Square Bus Station.
Elgin to Sleaford train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Aberdeen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elgin to Sleaford is 428 miles. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Elgin to Sleaford.
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