There are 7 ways to get from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Hartlepool to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
4h 24m£30–167Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukx010 / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk090 / ...
7h 53m£17–40Train, bus
- Take the train from Hartlepool to Newcastletrain Nunthorpe - Newcastle / ...
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
6h 36m£24–95Drive 172.2 mi
- Drive from Hartlepool to Kilmarnockcar 172.2 mi
3h 31m£42–60Train, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Hartlepool to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NCL - GLA
6h 59m£61–187Train
- Take the train from Hartlepool to Carlisletrain Middlesbrough - Carlisle / ...
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain Carlisle - Glasgow Central / ...
5h 3m£36–66Train, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Hartlepool to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
7h 34m£43–226
Hartlepool to Kilmarnock by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock is to bus which costs £16 - £40 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock is to drive which takes 3h 31m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock station. However, there are services departing from Rium Terrace and arriving at Kilmarnock Bus Station via Bus Station Stand 11, Edinburgh, Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock. However, there are services departing from Hartlepool and arriving at Kilmarnock via Carlisle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 3m.
The distance between Hartlepool and Kilmarnock is 223 miles. The road distance is 173.2 miles.
The best way to get from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 4h 24m and costs £29 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock, including transfers.
Hartlepool to Kilmarnock bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
Hartlepool to Kilmarnock train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Hartlepool station.
The best way to get from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock is to train via Edinburgh which takes 4h 24m and costs £29 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £16 - £40 and takes 7h 53m.
What companies run services between Hartlepool, England and Kilmarnock, Scotland?
You can take a train from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock Bus Station via Newcastle, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Queen Street, and West Regent Lane in around 4h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rium Terrace to Kilmarnock Bus Station via Bus Station Stand 11, Edinburgh, Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 53m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–140
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–150
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–140
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Hartlepool to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Hartlepool to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Hartlepool to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–65
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Hartlepool to Kilmarnock bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Hartlepool to Kilmarnock train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Carlisle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hartlepool to Kilmarnock is 173 miles. It takes approximately 3h 31m to drive from Hartlepool to Kilmarnock.
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