There are 10 ways to get from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Preston
best- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
9h 57m£90–203Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
12h 2m£43–70Drive 387 mi
- Drive from Sutton Coldfield to Fort Williamcar 387 mi
6h 57m£94–136Fly Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
6h 27m£45–116Train via Preston
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort Williamtrain
10h 52m£103–231Train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort Williamtrain Edinburgh - Fort William
12h 8m£158–326Train, bus
- Take the train from Tamworth High Level to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Birmingham New Street - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the bus from George Street to Fort Williambus Ember
12h 21m£187–267Fly Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus
7h 18m£43–108Fly Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHX - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Stationbus
7h 32m£48–225Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
8h 40m£105–247
Sutton Coldfield to Fort William by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William is to bus which costs £40 - £70 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William is to fly and bus which takes 6h 27m and costs £40 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William station. However, there are services departing from Gracechurch Centre and arriving at Bus Station via Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William. However, there are services departing from Sutton Coldfield and arriving at Fort William via Birmingham New Street, Preston and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 52m.
The distance between Sutton Coldfield and Fort William is 406 miles. The road distance is 389.2 miles.
The best way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William without a car is to train and bus via Preston which takes 9h 57m and costs £85 - £210.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William, including transfers.
Sutton Coldfield to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Newhall St station.
Sutton Coldfield to Fort William train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Birmingham New Street station.
The best way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William is to bus which takes 12h 2m and costs £40 - £70. Alternatively, you can train via Preston, which costs £100 - £240 and takes 10h 52m.
What companies run services between Sutton Coldfield, England and Fort William, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Gracechurch Centre to Bus Station via The Square Peg, Newhall St, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 12h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William via Birmingham New Street, Preston, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level in around 10h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth High Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from George Street to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Sutton Coldfield to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Sutton Coldfield to Fort William train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sutton Coldfield to Fort William is 389 miles. It takes approximately 6h 57m to drive from Sutton Coldfield to Fort William.
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