There are 7 ways to get from Bradford to Hamilton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Preston
best- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain York - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h£47–126Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Halston Hotelbus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 181 / ...
7h£26–43Drive 186.7 mi
- Drive from Bradford to Hamiltoncar 186.7 mi
3h 22m£46–67Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LBA - GLA
5h 40m£61–146Train
- Take the train from Leeds to Motherwelltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
5h 40m£110–170Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LBA - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
6h 45m£86–191Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
6h 46m£73–212
Bradford to Hamilton by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bradford to Hamilton is to bus which costs £26 - £45 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Bradford to Hamilton is to drive which takes 3h 22m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Bradford to Hamilton station. However, there are services departing from Little Germany W and arriving at Bus Station via Leeds City Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h.
No, there is no direct train from Bradford to Hamilton. However, there are services departing from Bradford Interchange and arriving at Motherwell via Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h.
The distance between Bradford and Hamilton is 231 miles. The road distance is 187.8 miles.
The best way to get from Bradford to Hamilton without a car is to train via Preston which takes 4h and costs £45 - £130.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Bradford to Hamilton, including transfers.
Bradford to Hamilton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leeds City Bus Station.
Bradford to Hamilton train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Bradford Interchange station.
The best way to get from Bradford to Hamilton is to train via Preston which takes 4h and costs £45 - £130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £26 - £45 and takes 7h, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £150 and takes 5h 40m.
What companies run services between Bradford, England and Hamilton, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bradford Interchange to Motherwell via Preston in around 4h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Little Germany W to Bus Station via Leeds City Bus Station, Halston Hotel, and Bus Station in around 7h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Bradford to Hamilton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Halston Hotel station.
Bradford to Hamilton train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bradford to Hamilton is 188 miles. It takes approximately 3h 22m to drive from Bradford to Hamilton.
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