There are 12 ways to get from Nottingham 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
best- Take the train from Grantham to Perthtrain Grantham - Inverness
6h 22m£120–184Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Park & Ridebus Ukn11
- Take the bus from Park & Ride to Bus Stationbus M90
9h 7m£40–62Drive 296.9 mi
- Drive from Nottingham to Perthcar 296.9 mi
5h 42m£75–108Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
5h 37m£62–153Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Nottingham to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perthtrain
7h 33m£135–230Train, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Meadowhalltrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from George Street to Perth stationbus
10h 28m£49–82Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
5h 41m£77–172Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
6h 13m£76–196Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
7h 17m£81–201Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Perthtrain
7h 3m£141–330Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Perthtrain
7h 37m£153–325Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LTN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Perthtrain
7h 34m£112–353
Nottingham to Perth by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Perth is to bus which costs £40 - £65 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Perth is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 37m and costs £60 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham station to Perth station. However, there are services departing from Broad Marsh Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Park & Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Nottingham to Perth. However, there are services departing from Nottingham and arriving at Perth via Grantham. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 22m.
The distance between Nottingham and Perth is 379 miles. The road distance is 298.6 miles.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Perth without a car is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs £120 - £190.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Nottingham to Perth, including transfers.
Nottingham to Perth bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Nottingham to Perth train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Grantham station.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Perth is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs £120 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £65 and takes 9h 7m.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Perth, Scotland?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Grantham to Perth twice a week. Tickets cost £110–170 and the journey takes 4h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Bus Station via Park & Ride in around 9h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £24–150
- 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
- £20–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Train from Grantham to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- 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 Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Nottingham to Meadowhall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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 Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- 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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Park & Ride to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £5–11
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from George Street to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- 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
Nottingham to Perth bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Park & Ride station.
Nottingham to Perth train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Perth station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nottingham to Perth is 299 miles. It takes approximately 5h 42m to drive from Nottingham to Perth.
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