There are 11 ways to get from Perth to Derby by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via York
best- Take the train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Derbytrain
5h 46m£107–258Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 134 / ...
9h 58m£30–78Drive 302.9 mi
- Drive from Perth to Derbycar 302.9 mi
5h 35m£73–106Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
4h 30m£56–137Train
- Take the train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Perth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Derbytrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
6h 46m£162–263Train #2
- Take the train from Perth to Stoke-on-Trenttrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Stoke-on-Trent to Derbytrain Crewe - Lincoln Central / ...
7h 56m£88–145Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
5h 6m£80–180Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Derbytrain
5h 54m£82–192Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
6h 31m£143–304Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Derbytrain
6h 41m£109–214Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derbytrain
6h 20m£107–246
Perth to Derby by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Derby is to bus which costs £29 - £80 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Derby is to bus and fly and train which takes 4h 30m and costs £55 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Perth station to Derby station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Perth to Derby. However, there are services departing from Perth and arriving at Derby via Edinburgh Waverley and York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 46m.
The distance between Perth and Derby is 347 miles. The road distance is 304.6 miles.
The best way to get from Perth to Derby without a car is to train via York which takes 5h 46m and costs £100 - £260.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Perth to Derby, including transfers.
Perth to Derby bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station.
Perth to Derby train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Perth station.
The best way to get from Perth to Derby is to train via York which takes 5h 46m and costs £100 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £29 - £80 and takes 9h 58m.
What companies run services between Perth, Scotland and Derby, England?
You can take a train from Perth to Derby via Edinburgh Waverley and York in around 5h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Bus Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station, Leeds City Bus Station, and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Stoke-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stoke-on-Trent to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Perth to Derby bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Perth to Derby train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Derby is 305 miles. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Perth to Derby.
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