There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Cheltenham by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Warrington
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
6h 4m£117–183Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Pointbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Cheltenham Arle Court Transport Hubbus Uk087 / ...
8h 20m£40–61Drive 331.5 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Cheltenhamcar 331.5 mi
5h 27m£83–120Fly Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spatrain
3h 51m£49–138Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Cheltenham Spatrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
7h 1m£190–280Bus via Royal Well
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Royal Wellbus 825
9h 30m£54–92Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spatrain
4h 11m£60–158Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
4h 4m£58–140Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
3h 44m£47–121Fly Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
4h 1m£96–263Fly Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
6h 22m£108–236
Scotland to Cheltenham by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Cheltenham is to bus which costs £40 - £65 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Cheltenham is to fly and train which takes 3h 44m and costs £45 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Cheltenham. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Cheltenham Arle Court Transport Hub via Birmingham - Jennens Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Cheltenham Spa. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 1m.
The distance between Scotland and Cheltenham is 340 miles. The road distance is 333.4 miles.
The best way to get from Scotland to Cheltenham without a car is to train via Warrington which takes 6h 4m and costs £110 - £190.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Scotland to Cheltenham, including transfers.
Scotland to Cheltenham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Cheltenham train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Cheltenham is to train via Warrington which takes 6h 4m and costs £110 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £65 and takes 8h 20m.
What companies run services between Scotland and Cheltenham, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Cheltenham Spa via Warrington Bank Quay and Birmingham New Street in around 6h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Cheltenham Arle Court Transport Hub via Birmingham - Jennens Road in around 8h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £190–280
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Cheltenham Arle Court Transport Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Royal Well
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Scotland to Cheltenham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Millennium Point station.
Scotland to Cheltenham train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Scotland to Cheltenham is 333 miles. It takes approximately 5h 27m to drive from Scotland to Cheltenham.
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