There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Swanage by train, bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Warehamtrain London Waterloo - Weymouth
8h 42m£75–302Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Bus Stationbus 50
14h 49m£43–128Bus via Slough
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Bournemouth Stationbus 035
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Bus Stationbus 50
12h 42mDrive 439.8 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Swanagecar 439.8 mi
7h 53m£108–156Fly Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Warehamtrain
5h 41m£116–262Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouthtrain
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Bus Stationbus 50
9h 42m£68–323Fly Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Warehamtrain
5h 21m£62–227Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bournemouth Airport, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane EDI - BOH
- Take the taxi from Bournemouth-Airport-BOH to Swanagetaxi
3h 39m£180–330Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Warehamtrain
6h 59m£97–287Fly 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 Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Warehamtrain
8h 5m£62–230Fly 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 Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Warehamtrain
7h 44m£56–215
Scotland to Swanage by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Swanage is to bus which costs £40 - £130 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Swanage is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 39m and costs £180 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Swanage station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Newhall St, Heathrow Terminal 5 and Bournemouth Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 42m.
The distance between Scotland and Swanage is 535 miles. The road distance is 442.4 miles.
The best way to get from Scotland to Swanage without a car is to train which takes 8h 42m and costs £70 - £310.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Scotland to Swanage, including transfers.
Scotland to Swanage bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Swanage is to train which takes 8h 42m and costs £70 - £310. Alternatively, you can bus via Slough, which costs and takes 12h 42m.
Scotland to Swanage bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at Newhall St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Scotland to Swanage is 442 miles. It takes approximately 7h 53m to drive from Scotland to Swanage.
What companies run services between Scotland and Swanage, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Bus Station via London Euston, Euston station, Waterloo Station, London Waterloo, Wareham, and Wareham Station in around 8h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station via Newhall St, Heathrow Terminal 5, and Bournemouth Station in around 12h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–29
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £30–50
Train from Woking to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1202 338420
- enquiries@morebus.co.uk
- Website
- morebus.co.uk
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.morebus.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- £120–150
Smooth Cabs Limited
- Phone
- +44 1202 707 070
- Website
- smoothcabs.co.uk
Crown Cars & Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1202 897 777
Century Cars
- Phone
- +44 1202 896 100
- Website
- centurycarstaxis.co.uk
LB Taxi & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 7974 120 848
A 2 Bee Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1202 474 749
United Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1202 556 677
- Website
- 556677.com
Star Radio Cars
- Phone
- +44 1202 918 270
PRC Streamline Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1202 37 37 37
- Website
- prcstreamline.co.uk
Mobile Radio Cars
- Phone
- +44 1202 518 000
- Website
- mobileradiocars.co.uk
Ringwood Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1425 480 480
- Website
- ringwoodtaxis.com
Wimborne Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1202 884 444
- Website
- wimborne-taxis.co.uk
Wimborne Cabby
- Phone
- +44 1202 887 766
Colehill & Wimborne Radio Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1202 888 810
- Website
- colehillandwimborneradiocabs.com
Poole Harbour Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1202 668 866
Dolphin Radio Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1202 777 879
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