There are 9 ways to get from Carlisle to Banff by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus 35
6h 41m£74–142Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus 35
8h 1m£39–57Drive 254.9 mi
- Drive from Carlisle to Banffcar 254.9 mi
4h 41m£64–92Train to Newcastle, fly, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NCL - ABZ
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus
9h 15m£117–282Train, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Aberdeentrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus 35
7h 12m£58–77Train, bus via The Square
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Huntlytrain
- Take the bus from The Square to Castle Streetbus 301
8h 6mBus via Galashiels
- Take the bus from Stand K Carlisle Market Hall to Galashiels Transport Interchangebus X95
- Take the bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus X62 / ...
- Take the bus from George Street to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus 35
11h 31m£40–56Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane EDI - ABZ
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus
8h 29m£88–304Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the bus from The Square to Union Roadbus
7h 25m£122–283
Carlisle to Banff by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Carlisle to Banff is to bus which costs £35 - £60 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Carlisle to Banff is to drive which takes 4h 41m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlisle to Banff. However, there are services departing from Halston Hotel and arriving at High Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, The Square and Union Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
The distance between Carlisle and Banff is 276 miles. The road distance is 256.4 miles.
The best way to get from Carlisle to Banff without a car is to train and bus via Edinburgh which takes 6h 41m and costs £70 - £150.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Carlisle to Banff, including transfers.
Carlisle to Banff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Halston Hotel station.
Carlisle to Banff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carlisle to Banff is 256 miles. It takes approximately 4h 41m to drive from Carlisle to Banff.
There are 217+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Carlisle, England and Banff, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Halston Hotel to High Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, The Square, and Union Road in around 8h 1m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Huntly
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Huntly
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from The Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from The Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from The Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from The Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from The Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from The Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from The Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 01542 836 363
- [email protected]
- Website
- Deveron Coaches
Bus from The Square to Castle Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Deveron Coaches
- Phone
- 01896 754350
- [email protected]
- Website
- Borders Buses
Bus from Stand K Carlisle Market Hall to Galashiels Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- Borders Buses
Bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Borders Buses
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from George Street to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Ember
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