There are 9 ways to get from Holyhead to Perth by train, bus, car, ferry, or plane
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Train via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
7h 47m£40–189Train, bus
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
9h 52m£43–89Drive 352.2 mi
- Drive from Holyhead to Perth352.2 mi
6h£87–126Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
8h 38mTrain
- Take the train from Holyhead to Rhyl
- Take the train from Rhyl to Warrington Bank Quay
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
9h 31m£78–268Train, Steam train
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Perth
12h 28mTrain, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
7h 40mTrain, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
7h 49m£95–260Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Perth
9h 43m£109–306
Holyhead to Perth by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Holyhead to Perth is to train and bus which costs £40 - £90 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Holyhead to Perth is to drive which takes 6h and costs £85 - £130.
No, there is no direct train from Holyhead to Perth. However, there are services departing from Holyhead and arriving at Perth via Chester, Warrington Bank Quay and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between Holyhead and Perth is 384 miles. The road distance is 354.3 miles.
The best way to get from Holyhead to Perth without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 7h 47m and costs £40 - £190.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Holyhead to Perth, including transfers.
Holyhead to Perth train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Holyhead station.
Holyhead to Perth train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Chester station.
Yes, the driving distance between Holyhead to Perth is 354 miles. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Holyhead to Perth.
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You can take a train from Holyhead to Perth via Chester, Warrington Bank Quay, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 7h 47m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Rhyl to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £45–70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £95–140
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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
- £230–270
Train from Carlisle to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Chester to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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