There are 12 ways to get from Fort William to Nottingham by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from An Aird One to Haymarket StationE4 / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Take the train from York to Grantham
8h 38mBus via Sheffield
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Greyfriar Gate
11h 10m£33–83Drive 380.3 mi
- Drive from Fort William to Nottingham380.3 mi
6h 51m£93–135Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
7h 6m£54–159Train
- Take the train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Nottingham
10h 33m£103–275Train via Crewe
- Take the train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Nottingham
10h 49m£63–232Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station183
13h 1m£46–87Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from An Aird One to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
7h 31mBus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Nottingham
7h 24m£74–212Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
8h 51m£69–232Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Filling Station to Drum Green
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham
8h 46m£115–309Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Filling Station to Drum Green
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Nottingham
8h 20m£80–228
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort William to Nottingham is to bus via Sheffield which costs £30 - £85 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Fort William to Nottingham is to drive which takes 6h 51m and costs £90 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort William station to Nottingham. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Greyfriar Gate via Buchanan Bus Station and Meadowhall Interchange/B1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Fort William to Nottingham. However, there are services departing from Fort William and arriving at Nottingham via Edinburgh Waverley and Sheffield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
The distance between Fort William and Nottingham is 447 miles. The road distance is 382.5 miles.
The best way to get from Fort William to Nottingham without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Fort William to Nottingham, including transfers.
Fort William to Nottingham bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station.
Fort William to Nottingham train services, operated by Caledonian Sleeper, depart from Fort William station.
The best way to get from Fort William to Nottingham is to bus via Sheffield which takes 11h 10m and costs £30 - £85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £100 - £280 and takes 10h 33m.
What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Nottingham, England?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Greyfriar Gate via Buchanan Bus Station and Meadowhall Interchange/B1 in around 11h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Fort William to Nottingham via Edinburgh Waverley and Sheffield in around 10h 33m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- 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 Fort William to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- 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
- £250–300
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- 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
- £240–280
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from An Aird One to Haymarket Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from An Aird One to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Filling Station to Drum Green
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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 Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Greyfriar Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Greyfriar Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Fort William to Nottingham bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Fort William to Nottingham train services, operated by Caledonian Sleeper, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort William to Nottingham is 382 miles. It takes approximately 6h 51m to drive from Fort William to Nottingham.
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