There are 5 ways to get from Motherwell to Bannockburn by train, bus, taxi or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train
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Take the train from Motherwell to Glasgow Central
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Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
4 alternative options
Bus, line 38 bus
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Take the bus from Motherwell Library to Buchanan Bus Station
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Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Larbert, Forth Valley Royal Hospital
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Take the line 38 bus from Larbert, Forth Valley Royal Hospital to Bannockburn, Cross
Train, bus
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Take the train from Motherwell to Cumbernauld
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Take the bus from Cumbernauld, Town Centre stances to Whins of Milton, Home Bargains
Taxi
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Take a taxi from Motherwell to Bannockburn
Drive
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Drive from Motherwell to Bannockburn
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Motherwell to Bannockburn is to drive which costs £4 - £7 and takes 29 min.
The quickest way to get from Motherwell to Bannockburn is to taxi which costs £60 - £75 and takes 29 min.
No, there is no direct bus from Motherwell to Bannockburn. However, there are services departing from Motherwell Library and arriving at Bannockburn, Cross via Buchanan Bus Station and Larbert, Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 51m.
The distance between Motherwell and Bannockburn is 21 miles. The road distance is 28.2 miles.
The best way to get from Motherwell to Bannockburn without a car is to train which takes 1h 43m and costs £7 - £110.
It takes approximately 1h 43m to get from Motherwell to Bannockburn, including transfers.
Motherwell to Bannockburn bus services, operated by Stuarts Coaches UK, depart from Motherwell Library station.
The best way to get from Motherwell to Bannockburn is to train which takes 1h 43m and costs £7 - £110. Alternatively, you can bus and line 38 bus, which costs and takes 1h 51m.
Motherwell to Bannockburn bus services, operated by First South East and Central Scotland, arrive at Bannockburn, Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Motherwell to Bannockburn is 28 miles. It takes approximately 29 min to drive from Motherwell to Bannockburn.

- Distance: 21.2 miles
- Duration: 1h 43m
What companies run services between Motherwell, Scotland and Bannockburn, Scotland?
You can take a train from Motherwell to Bannockburn via Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, Stirling, and Stirling, Bus Station in around 1h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Motherwell to Bannockburn via Buchanan Bus Station and Larbert, Forth Valley Royal Hospital in around 1h 51m.

- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3 - £9
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £3 - £5
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £6 - £9
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6 - £19
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £6 - £10
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £14 - £19
Train from Motherwell to Cumbernauld
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £3 - £8
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £3 - £5
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £5 - £8

- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9 - £15
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £7 - £10
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £6 - £11
- Anytime Day Single
- £9 - £15

- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5 - £21
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £5 - £7
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £15 - £21

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20 - £90
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £20 - £24
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £65 - £90

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £1 - £50
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £1 - £3
- Anytime Day Single
- £21 - £35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £30 - £50

- Phone
- +44 141 332 6811
- enquiry@spt.co.uk
- Website
- spt.co.uk
Bus from Motherwell Library to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Stuarts Coaches UK

- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Larbert, Forth Valley Royal Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4 - £7
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland

- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Larbert, Forth Valley Royal Hospital to Bannockburn, Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- First South East and Central Scotland
Bus from Cumbernauld, Town Centre stances to Whins of Milton, Home Bargains
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- First South East and Central Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Estimated price
- £60 - £75
Redline Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1698 266 633
- Website
- redline-cabs.co.uk
North Lanarkshire Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1698 253 000
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