There are 11 ways to get from Lanark to Ely by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Carstairs to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Elytrain
7h 3m£78–189Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain
4h 53m£55–165Drive 328.8 mi
- Drive from Lanark to Elycar 328.8 mi
5h 37m£81–117Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Wellgate to Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain
5h 18mTrain via Doncaster
- Take the train from Carstairs to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Elytrain
7h 46m£83–180Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Carstairs to Manchester Piccadillytrain Glasgow Central - Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Elytrain Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich / ...
8h 44m£65–193Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Wellgate to Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h 16mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
5h 51m£121–304Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
5h 46m£72–225Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Wellgate to Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h 12mBus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Wellgate to Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Elytrain
7h 31m
Lanark to Ely by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanark to Ely is to drive which costs £80 - £120 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lanark to Ely is to train and fly which takes 4h 53m and costs £55 - £170.
The distance between Lanark and Ely is 380 miles. The road distance is 330.7 miles.
The best way to get from Lanark to Ely without a car is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs £75 - £190.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Lanark to Ely, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lanark to Ely is 331 miles. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Lanark to Ely.
There are 778+ hotels available in Ely.
What companies run services between Lanark, Scotland and Ely, England?
You can take a bus from Wellhead Court to Ely via St Charles Avenue, Carstairs, Edinburgh Waverley, and Peterborough in around 7h 3m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carstairs to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Lanark to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carstairs to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 39 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
- £220–260
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £290–340
Train from Carstairs to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- 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
- £280–320
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- £230–270
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carstairs to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–50
- 1st Class
- £70–85
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–60
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 141 332 6811
- enquiry@spt.co.uk
- Website
- spt.co.uk
Bus from Wellgate to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.spt.co.uk/
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