There are 7 ways to get from Swindon to Kirkcudbright by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Bristol
best- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Parkway
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Selkirk Road505 / ...
9h 9mDrive 329.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Swindon to Kirkcudbright329.1 mi
5h 36m£83–120Train, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Navigation St to Abington Service AreaM11
- Take the bus from Abington Service Area to WhitesandsX74
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square501
13h 1mTrain, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Dumfries
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
8h 43mTrain, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Loreburne Centre to Harbour Square501
10h 45mBus
- Take the bus from Regent Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station595 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to WhitesandsX74
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square501
14h 41mTrain, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square
9h 2m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swindon to Kirkcudbright is to drive which costs £80 - £120 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Swindon to Kirkcudbright is to drive which takes 5h 36m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Swindon to Kirkcudbright. However, there are services departing from Regent Circus and arriving at Harbour Square via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station and Whitesands. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 41m.
The distance between Swindon and Kirkcudbright is 382 miles. The road distance is 331 miles.
The best way to get from Swindon to Kirkcudbright without a car is to train and bus via Bristol which takes 9h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Swindon to Kirkcudbright, including transfers.
Swindon to Kirkcudbright bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Regent Circus station.
Swindon to Kirkcudbright bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swindon to Kirkcudbright is 331 miles. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Swindon to Kirkcudbright.
There are 371+ hotels available in Kirkcudbright.
What companies run services between Swindon, England and Kirkcudbright, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Regent Circus to Harbour Square via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station, and Whitesands in around 14h 41m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Swindon to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £80–120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £140–200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £55–70
Train from Haymarket to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- contact@dumgal.gov.uk
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- dumgal.gov.uk
Bus from Whitesands to Selkirk Road
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Loreburne Centre to Harbour Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Navigation St to Abington Service Area
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Abington Service Area to Whitesands
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Whitesands
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- enquiries@mccallscoaches.com
- Website
- mccallscoaches.com
Bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Loreburne Centre to Harbour Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Regent Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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