There are 12 ways to get from Kilmarnock to Derby by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Crewe
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Derbytrain Crewe - Lincoln Central / ...
7h 4m£120–199Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 134 / ...
9h 30m£35–80Drive 268.2 mi
- Drive from Kilmarnock to Derbycar 268.2 mi
5h 6m£67–96Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
4h 35m£66–156Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Derbytrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
7h 28m£190–269Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Carlisletrain Glasgow Central - Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Alfretontrain Carlisle - Nottingham
8h 3m£109–209Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
5h 18m£67–162Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Derbytrain
6h 9m£101–216Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derbytrain
6h 6m£151–452Fly Glasgow Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derbytrain
6h 11m£158–439Fly Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Derbytrain
6h 45m£109–242Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derbytrain
6h 33m£113–283
Kilmarnock to Derby by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kilmarnock to Derby is to bus which costs £30 - £80 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kilmarnock to Derby is to train and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs £65 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Kilmarnock station to Derby station. However, there are services departing from Kilmarnock Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Kilmarnock to Derby. However, there are services departing from Kilmarnock and arriving at Derby via Glasgow Central and Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 4m.
The distance between Kilmarnock and Derby is 317 miles. The road distance is 269.7 miles.
The best way to get from Kilmarnock to Derby without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 7h 4m and costs £120 - £200.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Kilmarnock to Derby, including transfers.
Kilmarnock to Derby bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Kilmarnock to Derby train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Kilmarnock to Derby is to train via Crewe which takes 7h 4m and costs £120 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £80 and takes 9h 30m.
What companies run services between Kilmarnock, Scotland and Derby, England?
You can take a train from Kilmarnock to Derby via Glasgow Central and Crewe in around 7h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kilmarnock Bus Station to Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station, Leeds City Bus Station, and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station in around 9h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Kilmarnock to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £180–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Alfreton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
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More Questions & Answers
Kilmarnock to Derby bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Kilmarnock to Derby train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kilmarnock to Derby is 270 miles. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Kilmarnock to Derby.
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