There are 11 ways to get from Grantham to Ullapool by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal961
10h 13m£91–281Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LTN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
7h 42m£76–286Train, bus via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Grantham to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Inverness Bus Station Stance 3
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal961
13h 35m£77–259Bus
- Take the bus from Boots to Nottingham station93
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Park and Ride
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Union StreetE8
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal961
14h 45mDrive 473.7 mi
- Drive from Grantham to Ullapool473.7 mi
8h 42m£120–173Train, bus via Retford
- Take the train from Grantham to Retford
- Take the train from Retford to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal961
10h 25m£192–320Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LHR - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
7h 46m£98–460Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LGW - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
7h 59m£81–267Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
8h 39m£133–337Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
10h 43m£135–337Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
11h 45m
Grantham to Ullapool by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grantham to Ullapool is to drive which costs £110 - £180 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Grantham to Ullapool is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 42m and costs £75 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Grantham to Ullapool. However, there are services departing from Boots and arriving at Ferry Terminal via Broad Marsh Bus Station, Park and Ride and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
The distance between Grantham and Ullapool is 530 miles. The road distance is 476.5 miles.
The best way to get from Grantham to Ullapool without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 13m and costs £90 - £290.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Grantham to Ullapool, including transfers.
Grantham to Ullapool bus services, operated by Central Connect, depart from Boots station.
Grantham to Ullapool bus services, operated by Central Connect, arrive at Nottingham station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grantham to Ullapool is 476 miles. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Grantham to Ullapool.
There are 56+ hotels available in Ullapool.
What companies run services between Grantham, England and Ullapool, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Boots to Ferry Terminal via Nottingham station, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Park and Ride, Union Street, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 14h 45m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £160–230
Train from Grantham to Retford
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–65
Train from Retford to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £170–240
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–36
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Retford
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Advanced Single
- £7–10
- Anytime Day Single
- £12–17
- Super Off-Peak Single
- £13–18
- Off-Peak Single
- £15–17
- Anytime Single
- £18–23
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Grantham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Inverness Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 1279 793753
- info@centralconnect.info
- Website
- central-connect.co.uk
Bus from Boots to Nottingham station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.central-connect.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Park and Ride to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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