There are 11 ways to get from Oban to Kettering by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
5h 31m£79–190Bus via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Pointbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Northamptonbus
13h 58m£58–87Train
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
10h 20m£147–271Drive 418.8 mi
- Drive from Oban to Ketteringcar 418.8 mi
7h 31m£104–150Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Oban Longsdale Coach Park to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
6h 9m£58–171Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ketteringtrain
6h 24m£129–404Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
6h 45m£81–168Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ketteringtrain
6h 45m£93–224Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Oban Longsdale Coach Park to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
7h 28m£72–164Train via Preston
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ketteringtrain
10h 50m£145–279Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
15h 55m£65–112
Oban to Kettering by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oban to Kettering is to bus via Birmingham which costs £55 - £90 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Oban to Kettering is to bus and fly and train which takes 5h 31m and costs £75 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Oban to Kettering station. However, there are services departing from Corran Halls Car Park and arriving at Police Station via Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham - Jennens Road, Lake and Northampton Bus Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Oban to Kettering. However, there are services departing from Oban and arriving at Kettering via Glasgow Central, Crewe, Nuneaton and Leicester. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Oban and Kettering is 456 miles. The road distance is 421.2 miles.
The best way to get from Oban to Kettering without a car is to train which takes 10h 20m and costs £140 - £280.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Oban to Kettering, including transfers.
Oban to Kettering bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Corran Halls Car Park station.
Oban to Kettering train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Oban station.
The best way to get from Oban to Kettering is to train which takes 10h 20m and costs £140 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus via Birmingham, which costs £55 - £90 and takes 13h 58m.
What companies run services between Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland and Kettering, England?
You can take a train from Oban to Kettering via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Central, Crewe, Nuneaton, and Leicester in around 10h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Police Station via Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham - Jennens Road, Lake, and Northampton Bus Interchange in around 13h 58m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Oban Longsdale Coach Park to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Oban Longsdale Coach Park to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Point
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Oban to Kettering bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Oban to Kettering train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oban to Kettering is 421 miles. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Oban to Kettering.
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