There are 11 ways to get from Nottingham to Fort William by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Anniesland Cross to Bus Station915
10h£53–164Bus via Manchester
cheapest- Take the bus from Greyfriar Gate to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station915
11h 50m£35–70Drive 374.1 mi
- Drive from Nottingham to Fort William374.1 mi
7h 5m£92–132Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Station
7h 12m£55–157Train via York
- Take the train from Grantham to York
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
10h 33m£115–233Train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
11h 22m£101–277Bus
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station180 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to An Aird OneE5
12h 45mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Station
7h 43m£72–209Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to An Aird One
8h 12mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Drum Green to Filling Station
8h 32m£116–308Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LTN - INV
- Take the bus from Drum Green to Filling Station
8h 26m£78–224
Nottingham to Fort William by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Fort William is to bus via Manchester which costs £35 - £70 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Fort William is to drive which takes 7h 5m and costs £90 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham to Fort William station. However, there are services departing from Greyfriar Gate and arriving at Bus Station via Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Nottingham to Fort William. However, there are services departing from Nottingham and arriving at Fort William via Grantham, York and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
The distance between Nottingham and Fort William is 412 miles. The road distance is 376.3 miles.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Fort William without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h and costs £50 - £170.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Nottingham to Fort William, including transfers.
Nottingham to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Greyfriar Gate station.
Nottingham to Fort William train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Grantham station.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Fort William is to bus via Manchester which takes 11h 50m and costs £35 - £70. Alternatively, you can train via York, which costs £110 - £240 and takes 10h 33m.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Fort William, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Greyfriar Gate to Bus Station via Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station in around 11h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nottingham to Fort William via Grantham, York, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 10h 33m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Grantham to York
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 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
- £250–300
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Anniesland Cross to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Drum Green to Filling Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Greyfriar Gate to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to An Aird One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to An Aird One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Nottingham to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Nottingham to Fort William train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at York station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nottingham to Fort William is 376 miles. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Nottingham to Fort William.
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