There are 4 ways to get from Carlisle to East Kilbride by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 201 bus
best- Take the train from Carlisle to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Street to St Brides Churchbus 201
1h 48m£18–52Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to St Brides Churchbus 201
2h 3m£16–27Drive 87.4 mi
- Drive from Carlisle to East Kilbridecar 87.4 mi
1h 33m£22–32Train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to East Kilbridetrain Glasgow Central - East Kilbride
2h 4m£27–71
Carlisle to East Kilbride by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Carlisle to East Kilbride is to bus which costs £16 - £27 and takes 2h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Carlisle to East Kilbride is to drive which takes 1h 33m and costs £21 - £35.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlisle station to East Kilbride. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at St Brides Church via Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Carlisle to East Kilbride. However, there are services departing from Carlisle and arriving at East Kilbride via Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 4m.
The distance between Carlisle and East Kilbride is 99 miles. The road distance is 87.9 miles.
The best way to get from Carlisle to East Kilbride without a car is to train and line 201 bus which takes 1h 48m and costs £18 - £55.
It takes approximately 1h 48m to get from Carlisle to East Kilbride, including transfers.
Carlisle to East Kilbride bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Carlisle to East Kilbride train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Carlisle station.
The best way to get from Carlisle to East Kilbride is to bus which takes 2h 3m and costs £16 - £27. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £27 - £75 and takes 2h 4m.
What companies run services between Carlisle, England and East Kilbride, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to St Brides Church via Bus Station in around 2h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Carlisle to East Kilbride via Glasgow Central in around 2h 4m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to East Kilbride
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Milton Street to St Brides Church
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Bus Station to St Brides Church
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 1698 792800
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bus Station to St Brides Church
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Whitelaws Coaches
- Phone
- +44 7494 655592
- [email protected]
- Website
- ARG Travel
Bus from Bus Station to St Brides Church
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- ARG Travel
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Booking & Getting There
Carlisle to East Kilbride bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Carlisle to East Kilbride train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carlisle to East Kilbride is 88 miles. It takes approximately 1h 33m to drive from Carlisle to East Kilbride.
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