There are 10 ways to get from Perth to Oldham by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Deansgatetrain
5h 52m£75–194Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Canal Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M9 / ...
- Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
7h 32m£32–53Drive 247.1 mi
- Drive from Perth to Oldhamcar 247.1 mi
4h 40m£61–89Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
6h 12m£58–142Train
- Take the train from Perth to Prestontrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Preston to Deansgatetrain Blackpool North - Manchester Airport / ...
6h 28m£64–109Train #2
- Take the train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Perth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
6h 31m£88–186Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Perth to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
6h 24m£110–250Bus 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 International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 31m£67–154Train 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 International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 16m£89–202Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
7h 16m£108–292
Perth to Oldham by train, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Oldham is to bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Oldham is to drive which takes 4h 40m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Perth to Oldham. However, there are services departing from Canal Street and arriving at Barn Street via Glasgow and Piccadilly Gardens. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Perth to Oldham. However, there are services departing from Perth and arriving at Oldham King Street via Glasgow Central, Preston and Deansgate-Castlefield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 52m.
The distance between Perth and Oldham is 293 miles. The road distance is 248.5 miles.
The best way to get from Perth to Oldham without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 5h 52m and costs £75 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Perth to Oldham, including transfers.
Perth to Oldham bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Canal Street station.
Perth to Oldham train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Perth station.
The best way to get from Perth to Oldham is to train via Glasgow which takes 5h 52m and costs £75 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 32m.
What companies run services between Perth, Scotland and Oldham, England?
You can take a train from Perth to Oldham King Street via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Central, Preston, Deansgate, and Deansgate-Castlefield in around 5h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Canal Street to Barn Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, and Piccadilly Gardens in around 7h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £94–98
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.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 Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Deansgate
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Canal Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Canal Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- 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 Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Oldham bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Perth to Oldham train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Oldham is 249 miles. It takes approximately 4h 40m to drive from Perth to Oldham.
There are 3856+ hotels available in Oldham.



















































