There are 11 ways to get from Sheffield to Greenock by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Preston
best- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
5h 37m£41–169Bus via Meadowhall Interchange/B1
cheapest- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus StationUk010 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to West Stewart Street906 / ...
9h 33m£22–60Bus
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Station180
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to West Stewart Street906 / ...
8h 27m£39–57Drive 257.2 mi
- Drive from Sheffield to Greenock257.2 mi
4h 48m£63–91Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)MAN - GLA
5h 56m£74–171Train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Glasgow CentralPlymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
5h 46m£82–172Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
4h 37m£66–167Train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
5h 33m£79–261Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
5h 59m£71–181Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
6h 27m£120–253Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)STN - GLA
6h 33m£91–291
Sheffield to Greenock by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sheffield to Greenock is to bus which costs £35 - £60 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sheffield to Greenock is to train and fly which takes 4h 37m and costs £65 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sheffield to Greenock. However, there are services departing from Sheffield Interchange/E2 and arriving at West Stewart Street via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Sheffield to Greenock. However, there are services departing from Sheffield and arriving at Greenock West via Manchester Oxford Road, Preston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 37m.
The distance between Sheffield and Greenock is 288 miles. The road distance is 258.7 miles.
The best way to get from Sheffield to Greenock without a car is to train via Preston which takes 5h 37m and costs £40 - £170.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Sheffield to Greenock, including transfers.
Sheffield to Greenock bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sheffield Interchange/E2 station.
Sheffield to Greenock train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Sheffield station.
The best way to get from Sheffield to Greenock is to train via Preston which takes 5h 37m and costs £40 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £60 and takes 8h 27m.
What companies run services between Sheffield, England and Greenock, Scotland?
You can take a train from Sheffield to Greenock West via Manchester Oxford Road, Preston, and Glasgow Central in around 5h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to West Stewart Street via Buchanan Bus Station in around 8h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
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 57m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- 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 Sheffield to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- enquiries@mcgillsbuses.co.uk
- Website
- mcgillsbuses.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to West Stewart Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Sheffield to Greenock bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Sheffield to Greenock train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Manchester Oxford Road station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sheffield to Greenock is 259 miles. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Sheffield to Greenock.
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