There are 9 ways to get from Sutton Coldfield to Oban by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Preston
best- 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 Obantrain
9h 43m£113–261Fly Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
6h 10m£41–114Bus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus Ember
11h 38m£44–75Drive 376.6 mi
- Drive from Sutton Coldfield to Obancar 376.6 mi
6h 44m£93–135Train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain Glasgow Queen Street - Oban
9h 46m£143–291Bus via Birmingham Coach Station
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus Ember
13h 2m£73–165Fly Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
8h 6m£77–176Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
8h 25m£87–170Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
8h 27m£129–394
Sutton Coldfield to Oban by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Oban is to bus which costs £40 - £75 and takes 11h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Oban is to fly and bus which takes 6h 10m and costs £40 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Sutton Coldfield to Oban station. However, there are services departing from Gracechurch Centre and arriving at Oban Bus Station via Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Sutton Coldfield to Oban. However, there are services departing from Sutton Coldfield and arriving at Oban via Birmingham New Street, Preston and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Sutton Coldfield and Oban is 398 miles. The road distance is 378.8 miles.
The best way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Oban without a car is to train via Preston which takes 9h 43m and costs £110 - £270.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Sutton Coldfield to Oban, including transfers.
Sutton Coldfield to Oban bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Newhall St station.
Sutton Coldfield to Oban train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Birmingham New Street station.
The best way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Oban is to train via Preston which takes 9h 43m and costs £110 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £75 and takes 11h 38m.
What companies run services between Sutton Coldfield, England and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a train from Sutton Coldfield to Oban via Birmingham New Street, Preston, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gracechurch Centre to Oban Bus Station via The Square Peg, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Stn in around 11h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–410
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- 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 Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- 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 35m
- 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
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £150–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Sutton Coldfield to Oban bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Sutton Coldfield to Oban train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sutton Coldfield to Oban is 379 miles. It takes approximately 6h 44m to drive from Sutton Coldfield to Oban.
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