There are 5 ways to get from Forfar to Motherwell by bus, train, or car
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Line 20 bus, bus
best- Take the bus from Council Offices to Bus Stationbus 21B / ...
- Take the bus from Seagate Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M9
3h 18m£20–29Bus, line 240 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Overgate to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk091
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Pollock Streetbus 240
4h 43m£15–24Bus, train
- Take the bus from Forfar to Dundee Slessor Gardensbus
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Motherwelltrain
3h 30m£43–84Drive 89.3 mi
- Drive from Forfar to Motherwellcar 89.3 mi
1h 43m£22–32Bus, train via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Forfar to Haymarketbus Ember
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain Edinburgh - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 10m£28–49
Forfar to Motherwell by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forfar to Motherwell is to bus and line 240 bus which costs £15 - £25 and takes 4h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Forfar to Motherwell is to drive which takes 1h 43m and costs £22 - £35.
No, there is no direct bus from Forfar to Motherwell. However, there are services departing from Council Offices and arriving at High Road via Seagate Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 18m.
The distance between Forfar and Motherwell is 108 miles. The road distance is 89.8 miles.
The best way to get from Forfar to Motherwell without a car is to line 20 bus and bus which takes 3h 18m and costs £20 - £30.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Forfar to Motherwell, including transfers.
Forfar to Motherwell bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, depart from Council Offices station.
Forfar to Motherwell bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forfar to Motherwell is 90 miles. It takes approximately 1h 43m to drive from Forfar to Motherwell.
There are 1291+ hotels available in Motherwell.
What companies run services between Forfar, Scotland and Motherwell, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Council Offices to High Road via Bus Station, Seagate Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 3h 18m.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Council Offices to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Seagate Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Seagate Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
Bus from Overgate to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Forfar to Dundee Slessor Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Forfar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Overgate to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Pollock Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
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