There are 8 ways to get from Runcorn to Perth by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow CentralRugby - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to PerthGlasgow Queen Street - Dundee / ...
6h 22m£41–149Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station802 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus StationUk093
7h 50m£37–51Drive 256.4 mi
- Drive from Runcorn to Perth256.4 mi
4h 25m£63–91Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
5h 21mTrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
7h 23m£44–219Train #2
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to PrestonLiverpool Lime Street - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to PerthLondon Euston - Inverness
8h 30m£74–108Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
5h 23mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
5h 54m£50–191
Runcorn to Perth by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Runcorn to Perth is to bus which costs £35 - £55 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Runcorn to Perth is to drive which takes 4h 25m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Runcorn to Perth station. However, there are services departing from Runcorn High Street- Stand C and arriving at Bus Station via Liverpool, Liverpool One and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Runcorn to Perth. However, there are services departing from Runcorn and arriving at Perth via Crewe and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 22m.
The distance between Runcorn and Perth is 328 miles. The road distance is 257.9 miles.
The best way to get from Runcorn to Perth without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 6h 22m and costs £40 - £150.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Runcorn to Perth, including transfers.
Runcorn to Perth bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Runcorn to Perth train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Crewe station.
The best way to get from Runcorn to Perth is to train via Glasgow which takes 6h 22m and costs £40 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £55 and takes 7h 50m.
What companies run services between Runcorn, England and Perth, Scotland?
You can take a train from Runcorn to Perth via Crewe, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 6h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Runcorn High Street- Stand C to Bus Station via Liverpool, Liverpool One and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
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 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- 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
- £260–300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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
- £230–270
Train from Preston to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £280–320
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–80
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Runcorn to Perth bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Runcorn to Perth train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Runcorn to Perth is 258 miles. It takes approximately 4h 25m to drive from Runcorn to Perth.
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