There are 7 ways to get from Oldham to Hamilton by train, bus, car, tram, 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 Deansgate to Prestontrain Manchester Airport - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 21m£54–136Bus, line 267 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Park Roadbus 255 / ...
7h 13m£26–44Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
6h 23m£37–92Drive 197 mi
- Drive from Oldham to Hamiltoncar 197 mi
3h 41m£49–70Tram to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the tram from Oldham King Street to Deansgate-Castlefieldtram
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Hamilton Centraltrain
5h 50m£59–186Train to Liverpool, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
6h 51m£66–213Fly Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
7h 36m£75–207
Oldham to Hamilton by tram and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oldham to Hamilton is to bus and line 267 bus which costs £25 - £45 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Oldham to Hamilton is to drive which takes 3h 41m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Oldham to Hamilton station. However, there are services departing from John Street and arriving at Bus Station via Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Oldham to Hamilton. However, there are services departing from Oldham King Street and arriving at Motherwell via Deansgate and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 21m.
The distance between Oldham and Hamilton is 218 miles. The road distance is 198.1 miles.
The best way to get from Oldham to Hamilton without a car is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs £50 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Oldham to Hamilton, including transfers.
Oldham to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Oldham to Hamilton train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Deansgate station.
The best way to get from Oldham to Hamilton is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs £50 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £95 and takes 6h 23m.
What companies run services between Oldham, England and Hamilton, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Oldham King Street to Motherwell via Deansgate-Castlefield, Deansgate, and Preston in around 4h 21m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost £35–90 and the journey takes 4h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Deansgate to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0161 205 2000
- customerservices@metrolink.co.uk
- Website
- tfgm.com
Tram from Oldham King Street to Deansgate-Castlefield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://tfgm.com/ways-to-travel/tram
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Hamilton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Park Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
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More Questions & Answers
Oldham to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Oldham to Hamilton train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oldham to Hamilton is 198 miles. It takes approximately 3h 41m to drive from Oldham to Hamilton.
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