There are 9 ways to get from Swanage to Scotland by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
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Taxi to Bournemouth Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the taxi from Swanage to Bournemouth-Airport-BOHtaxi
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BOH - EDI
2h 43m£161–389Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
4h 59m£58–202Train
- Take the train from Wareham to London Waterlootrain Weymouth - London Waterloo
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central
8h 46m£123–348Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
14h 53m£87–217Drive 440.1 mi
- Drive from Swanage to Glasgowcar 440.1 mi
7h 53m£109–157Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
5h 15m£110–257Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Wareham to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
6h 46m£100–337Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Streettrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
9h 58m£187–342Bus
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 035
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn10
16h 28m£59–257
Swanage to Scotland by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swanage to Scotland is to bus via Birmingham which costs £85 - £220 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Swanage to Scotland is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 43m and costs £160 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Swanage station to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Bournemouth Station and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 53m.
The distance between Swanage and Scotland is 399 miles. The road distance is 442.7 miles.
The best way to get from Swanage to Scotland without a car is to train which takes 8h 46m and costs £120 - £350.
It takes approximately 2h 43m to get from Swanage to Scotland, including transfers.
Swanage to Scotland bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
The best way to get from Swanage to Scotland is to train which takes 8h 46m and costs £120 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus via Birmingham, which costs £85 - £220 and takes 14h 53m.
Swanage to Scotland bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swanage to Scotland is 443 miles. It takes approximately 7h 53m to drive from Swanage to Scotland.
What companies run services between Swanage, England and Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Glasgow Central via Wareham Station, Wareham, London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 8h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station via Bournemouth Station and Birmingham Coach Station in around 14h 53m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–170
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
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
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
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Wareham to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Wareham to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- £120–150
Swanage Associated Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1929 422 788
Swanage & Purbeck Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7969 927 424
Sia Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7939 839 899
- Website
- siataxis.co.uk
Excel Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7948 147 693
- Website
- exceltaxis.co.uk
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