There are 10 ways to get from Helston to Kilmarnock by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Birmingham
best- Take the train from Redruth to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
13h 13m£110–357Bus via Bristol
cheapest- Take the bus from Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus to Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
18h 8m£41–107Drive 535.8 mi
- Drive from Helston to Kilmarnock535.8 mi
9h 18m£131–190Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)NQY - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
9h 34m£74–246Train
- Take the train from Redruth to PlymouthPenzance - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Plymouth to Glasgow CentralPlymouth - Glasgow Central
14h 35m£214–368Bus
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Birmingham Coach Station106 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station590 / ...
20h 4m£59–113Bus, bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Godolphin Road to Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus
- Take the bus from Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus to Bus Station
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)NQY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock
6h 57mTrain, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Redruth to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
9h 17m£60–217Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Redruth to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
9h 40m£65–236Train to Exeter, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Redruth to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EXT - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
9h 7m£119–406
Helston to Kilmarnock by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helston to Kilmarnock is to bus via Bristol which costs £40 - £110 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Helston to Kilmarnock is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 7m and costs £110 - £410.
No, there is no direct bus from Helston to Kilmarnock station. However, there are services departing from Seven Stars and arriving at Kilmarnock Bus Station via Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus, Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 8m.
The distance between Helston and Kilmarnock is 576 miles. The road distance is 539 miles.
The best way to get from Helston to Kilmarnock without a car is to train via Birmingham which takes 13h 13m and costs £110 - £360.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Helston to Kilmarnock, including transfers.
Helston to Kilmarnock bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus station.
The best way to get from Helston to Kilmarnock is to train via Birmingham which takes 13h 13m and costs £110 - £360. Alternatively, you can bus via Bristol, which costs £40 - £110 and takes 18h 8m.
Helston to Kilmarnock bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helston to Kilmarnock is 539 miles. It takes approximately 9h 18m to drive from Helston to Kilmarnock.
What companies run services between Helston, England and Kilmarnock, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Tesco to Kilmarnock via Railway Station, Redruth, Plymouth, Birmingham New Street, and Carlisle in around 13h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seven Stars to Kilmarnock Bus Station via Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus, Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 18h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–310
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Redruth to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Redruth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Redruth to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £3–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £200–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Redruth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–80
- 1st Class
- £100–150
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–10
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Railway Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Godolphin Road to Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/cornwall
Bus from Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/cornwall
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- ask@gocornwallbus.co.uk
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
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