There are 9 ways to get from Lanark to Birmingham by train, bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Train via Carlisle
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Take the train from Motherwell to Carlisle
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Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Street
Train via Tamworth High Level
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Take the train from Motherwell to Tamworth High Level
Drive
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Drive from Lanark to Birmingham
Train to Glasgow, fly to Birmingham
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Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Central
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Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to Birmingham (BHX)
Train, bus to Edinburgh, fly to Birmingham
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Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Central
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Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Arrivals Terminal
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Birmingham (BHX)
Train to Glasgow, fly to Bristol, train
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Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Central
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Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to Bristol (BRS)
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Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
Train to Glasgow, fly to London Luton, train
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Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Central
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Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
Lanark to Birmingham by train
The train journey time between Lanark and Birmingham is around 5h 18m and covers a distance of around 298 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 1h. Operated by First ScotRail Service, Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry, the Lanark to Birmingham train service departs from Lanark and arrives in Birmingham New Street. Typically 26 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanark to Birmingham is to bus which costs £40 - £60 and takes 8h 13m.
The quickest way to get from Lanark to Birmingham is to train and fly which costs £40 - £110 and takes 3h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Lanark to Birmingham. However, there are services departing from Lanark and arriving at Birmingham New Street via Motherwell. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 18m.
The distance between Lanark and Birmingham is 235 miles. The road distance is 270.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lanark to Birmingham without a car is to train which takes 5h 18m and costs £100 - £390.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Lanark to Birmingham, including transfers.
Lanark to Birmingham train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Motherwell station.
The best way to get from Lanark to Birmingham is to train which takes 5h 18m and costs £100 - £390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £60 and takes 8h 13m.
The quickest flight from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 10m.
Lanark to Birmingham train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
- Distance: 234.7 miles
- Duration: 5h 18m
What companies run services between Lanark, Scotland and Birmingham, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Motherwell to Birmingham New Street 3 times a day. Tickets cost £100 - £360 and the journey takes 3h 52m. CrossCountry also services this route once daily. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station twice daily. Tickets cost £35 - £50 and the journey takes 6h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22 - £95
Flights from Glasgow to Birmingham via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22 - £95
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £140
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £140
Flights from Glasgow to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £190
Flights from Glasgow to Bristol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £190
Flights from Glasgow to Bristol via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £190
Flights from Glasgow to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £360
Flights from Glasgow to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24 - £110
Flights from Glasgow to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £26 - £170
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100 - £360
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £100 - £140
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £270 - £360
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30 - £120
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £85 - £120
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70 - £250
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £70 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £180 - £250
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23 - £85
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £23 - £35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £60 - £85
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120 - £380
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £120 - £180
- 1st Class
- £270 - £380
Train from Motherwell to Tamworth High Level
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £150 - £500
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £150 - £220
- 1st Class
- £360 - £500
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £130
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £45 - £70
- 1st Class
- £85 - £130
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £80
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Anytime Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime 1st Class
- £55 - £80
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Lanark to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7 - £11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7 - £11
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16 - £23
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Standard
- £16 - £23
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National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35 - £50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Arrivals Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Lanark to Birmingham is 270 miles. It takes approximately 4h 26m to drive from Lanark to Birmingham.
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