There are 7 ways to get from Isle of Arran to Grantham by ferry, train, bus, or plane
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Ferry, train via Newcastle upon Tyne
best- Take the ferry from Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal to Ardrossan Ferry TerminalCm5
- Take the train from Ardrossan Harbour to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Take the train from Newcastle to Grantham
8h 2m£99–315Ferry, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal to Ardrossan Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)GLA - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Grantham
8h 1m£77–216Ferry, bus via Leeds
- Take the ferry from Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal to Ardrossan Ferry TerminalCm5
- Take the bus from Hill Street to Buchanan Bus StationX36
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Bus Station93
15h 7mFerry, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal to Ardrossan Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
8h 5m£79–219Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal to Ardrossan Ferry TerminalCm5
- Take the train from Ardrossan Harbour to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Grantham
8h 56m£100–180Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal to Ardrossan Ferry TerminalCm5
- Take the bus from Crawford Street to Buchanan Bus Station906 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station180 / ...
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Bus Station93
15h 20mFerry, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal to Ardrossan Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from King's Cross to Grantham
7h 22m£84–273
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Isle of Arran to Grantham is to ferry and fly and train which costs £75 - £220 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Isle of Arran to Grantham is to ferry and fly and train which takes 7h 22m and costs £80 - £280.
The distance between Isle of Arran and Grantham is 383 miles.
The best way to get from Isle of Arran to Grantham without a car is to ferry and train via Newcastle upon Tyne which takes 8h 2m and costs £95 - £320.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Isle of Arran to Grantham, including transfers.
There are 384+ hotels available in Grantham.
What companies run services between Isle of Arran, Scotland and Grantham, England?
There is no direct connection from Isle of Arran to Grantham. However, you can take the taxi to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Ardrossan Ferry Terminal, walk to Ardrossan Harbour, take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, take the train to Edinburgh Waverley, take the train to Newcastle, then take the train to Grantham. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Isle of Arran to Bus Station via Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal, Ardrossan Ferry Terminal, Dock road, Hill Street, Buchanan Bus Station, Leeds City Bus Station, and Broad Marsh Bus Station in around 15h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ardrossan Harbour to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- 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
- £240–290
Train from Glasgow Central to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £280–330
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Advanced Single
- £6–9
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–15
- Super Off-Peak Single
- £11–15
- Off-Peak Single
- £13–15
- Anytime Single
- £17–20
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Bus from Hill Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1279 793753
- info@centralconnect.info
- Website
- central-connect.co.uk
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.central-connect.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- enquiries@mcgillsbuses.co.uk
- Website
- mcgillsbuses.co.uk
Bus from Crawford Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal to Ardrossan Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–26
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £4–6
- Car Fare
- £21–26
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