There are 11 ways to get from Northampton to Forfar 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 Crewe
best- Take the train from Rugby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Dundeetrain
8h 23m£138–272Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Park to Meadowhall Interchange/B1bus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Overgatebus Ukn11
11h 35m£46–81Drive 383.5 mi
- Drive from Northampton to Forfarcar 383.5 mi
7h 5m£94–136Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Northampton to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundeetrain
6h 4m£78–185Train
- Take the train from Northampton to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
9h 26m£159–356Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, line 20 bus
- Take the train from Northampton to Watford Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane LHR - DND
- Take the bus from Seagate Bus Station to The Crossbus
5h 54m£123–312Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the bus from Coach Park to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundeetrain
6h 31m£68–199Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Northampton to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Arbroathtrain
6h 10m£110–303Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Northampton to Watford Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundeetrain
6h 55m£113–344Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Northampton to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
6h 24m£81–190Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Northampton to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundeetrain
7h 14m£99–266
Northampton to Forfar by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Northampton to Forfar is to bus which costs £45 - £85 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Northampton to Forfar is to train and fly and line 20 bus which takes 5h 54m and costs £120 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Northampton to Forfar. However, there are services departing from Coach Park and arriving at The Cross via Meadowhall Interchange/B1, Railway Station and Seagate Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Northampton to Forfar. However, there are services departing from Northampton and arriving at Dundee via Rugby, Crewe and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
The distance between Northampton and Forfar is 408 miles. The road distance is 385.8 miles.
The best way to get from Northampton to Forfar without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 8h 23m and costs £130 - £280.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Northampton to Forfar, including transfers.
Northampton to Forfar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Coach Park station.
Northampton to Forfar train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Rugby station.
The best way to get from Northampton to Forfar is to train via Crewe which takes 8h 23m and costs £130 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £85 and takes 11h 35m.
What companies run services between Northampton, England and Forfar, Scotland?
You can take a train from Northampton to The Cross via Rugby, Crewe, Haymarket, Dundee, and Seagate Bus Station in around 8h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Park to The Cross via Meadowhall Interchange/B1, Overgate, Railway Station, and Seagate Bus Station in around 11h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Northampton to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Northampton to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Northampton to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–65
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Northampton to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Northampton to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Northampton to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Northampton to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Northampton to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Northampton to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Northampton to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Arbroath
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Arbroath
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Arbroath
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Arbroath
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Coach Park to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Overgate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Seagate Bus Station to The Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Park to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
Northampton to Forfar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Meadowhall Interchange/B1 station.
Northampton to Forfar train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Northampton to Forfar is 386 miles. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Northampton to Forfar.
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