There are 7 ways to get from Sheffield to Lanark by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Sheffield to Motherwelltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central
5h 21mDrive 214.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sheffield to Lanarkcar 214.2 mi
4h 9m£53–76Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lanarktrain
6h 24mTrain via Preston
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain
5h 28mBus, train
- Take the bus from Castle Street/CG22 to Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/B2bus X3
- Take the train from Doncaster to Carstairstrain London Euston - Glasgow Central
8h 23mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lanarktrain
5h 7mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carluketrain
6h 6m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sheffield to Lanark is to drive which costs £50 - £80 and takes 4h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sheffield to Lanark is to drive which takes 4h 9m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct train from Sheffield to Lanark. However, there are services departing from Sheffield and arriving at Lanark via Motherwell. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 21m.
The distance between Sheffield and Lanark is 318 miles. The road distance is 215.4 miles.
The best way to get from Sheffield to Lanark without a car is to train which takes 5h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Sheffield to Lanark, including transfers.
Sheffield to Lanark train services, operated by CrossCountry, depart from Sheffield station.
Sheffield to Lanark train services, operated by CrossCountry, arrive at Motherwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sheffield to Lanark is 215 miles. It takes approximately 4h 9m to drive from Sheffield to Lanark.
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What companies run services between Sheffield, England and Lanark, Scotland?
CrossCountry operates a train from Sheffield to Motherwell twice daily, and the journey takes 4h 35m.
- 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, and Friday
- 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 Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- 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
- £110–410
- 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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lanark
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Carluke
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Castle Street/CG22 to Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/B2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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