There are 7 ways to get from Settle to Oban by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Settle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
7h 18m£88–205Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus Ember
11h 4m£48–96Drive 257.2 mi
- Drive from Settle to Obancar 257.2 mi
4h 45m£63–91Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Settle to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
9h 17m£83–186Train via Glasgow
- Take the train from Settle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
7h 28m£88–205Train, bus
- Take the train from Settle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Stirlingtrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 978
9h 4m£70–120Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Settle to Shipleytrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LBA - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
9h 11m£71–152
Settle to Oban by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Settle to Oban is to bus which costs £45 - £100 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Settle to Oban is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Settle to Oban station. However, there are services departing from Market Place and arriving at Oban Bus Station via Market Place, Bus Station Night Std and Buchanan Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Settle to Oban. However, there are services departing from Settle and arriving at Oban via Carlisle and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
The distance between Settle and Oban is 268 miles. The road distance is 258.7 miles.
The best way to get from Settle to Oban without a car is to train which takes 7h 18m and costs £85 - £210.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Settle to Oban, including transfers.
Settle to Oban bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station Night Std.
Settle to Oban train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Settle station.
The best way to get from Settle to Oban is to train which takes 7h 18m and costs £85 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £100 and takes 11h 4m.
What companies run services between Settle, England and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a train from Settle to Oban via Carlisle, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level in around 7h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Place to Oban Bus Station via New Road, Market Place, Bus Station Night Std, and Buchanan Bus Stn in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Settle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Settle to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Settle to Shipley
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Carlisle to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Settle to Oban bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Settle to Oban train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Carlisle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Settle to Oban is 259 miles. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Settle to Oban.
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