There are 11 ways to get from Margate to Perth 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 Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Margate to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perthtrain
8h 2m£189–297Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 022 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Streetbus M9 / ...
15h 38m£72–153Drive 486.7 mi
- Drive from Margate to Perthcar 486.7 mi
8h 38m£122–176Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Margate to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
6h 1m£128–369Train
- Take the train from Margate to London St Pancras Intltrain Margate - St Pancras International / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Perthtrain London Euston - Inverness
11h 6m£147–232Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Margate to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
6h 5m£143–428Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Margate to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
6h 57m£119–342Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Margate to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
6h 32m£83–215Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Margate to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
6h 55m£92–221Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Margate to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
6h 41m£102–244Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Margate to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perthtrain
8h 59m£145–442
Margate to Perth by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Margate to Perth is to bus which costs £70 - £160 and takes 15h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Margate to Perth is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 1m and costs £120 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Margate to Perth. However, there are services departing from Cecil Square and arriving at South Street via Bus Station, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Margate to Perth. However, there are services departing from Margate and arriving at Perth via King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 2m.
The distance between Margate and Perth is 540 miles. The road distance is 489.6 miles.
The best way to get from Margate to Perth without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 2m and costs £180 - £300.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Margate to Perth, including transfers.
Margate to Perth bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Margate to Perth train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Margate station.
The best way to get from Margate to Perth is to train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 2m and costs £180 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £160 and takes 15h 38m.
What companies run services between Margate, England and Perth, Scotland?
You can take a train from Margate to Perth via London St Pancras International, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 8h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cecil Square to South Street via Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 15h 38m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £19–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Train from Margate to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Margate to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Margate to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Margate to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Margate to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Margate to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Margate to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Margate to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Margate to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £11–21
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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Booking & Getting There
Margate to Perth bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Margate to Perth train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Margate to Perth is 490 miles. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Margate to Perth.
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