There are 12 ways to get from Nottingham to Portree by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Grantham to Retford
- Take the train from Retford to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square917
13h 39m£208–343Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station180 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Somerled Square915
16h 11m£66–106Bus via Inverness
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Park and Ride
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Union StreetE8
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square917
15h 11mDrive 481.8 mi
- Drive from Nottingham to Portree481.8 mi
9h 16m£119–172Train 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 Somerled Square
10h 55m£69–181Train, bus via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Square915
15h 33m£118–301Train 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 Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
9h 55m£130–325Train, 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 Somerled Square
11h 27m£89–249Train, 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 Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
9h 46m£89–264Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ely
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)STN - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Somerled Square
12h 31m£83–229Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
11h 50m£126–326Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- 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 Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
12h 37m
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Portree is to bus which costs £65 - £110 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Portree is to drive which takes 9h 16m and costs £110 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham station to Portree. However, there are services departing from Broad Marsh Bus Station and arriving at Somerled Square via Park and Ride and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
The distance between Nottingham and Portree is 612 miles. The road distance is 484.6 miles.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Portree without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 39m and costs £200 - £350.
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Nottingham to Portree, including transfers.
Nottingham to Portree bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Nottingham to Portree bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Park and Ride station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nottingham to Portree is 485 miles. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Nottingham to Portree.
There are 379+ hotels available in Portree.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Portree, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Somerled Square via Park and Ride, Union Street, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 15h 11m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Grantham to Retford
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–65
Train from Retford to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £170–240
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Grantham to Retford
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Advanced Single
- £7–10
- Anytime Day Single
- £12–17
- Super Off-Peak Single
- £13–18
- Off-Peak Single
- £15–17
- Anytime Single
- £18–23
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- 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/
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- 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 Broad Marsh Bus Station to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Park and Ride to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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