There are 4 ways to get from Carlisle to Whalley by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 22 bus
best- Take the train from Carlisle to Prestontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the bus from Interchange to Bus Stationbus 22
2h 40mBus, line 280 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 280
3h 36m£20–44Drive 86.7 mi
- Drive from Carlisle to Whalleycar 86.7 mi
1h 46m£21–31Train, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Skiptontrain Carlisle - Leeds / ...
- Take the bus from Outside Rail Station to Bus Stationbus M6
4h 16m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carlisle to Whalley is to bus and line 280 bus which costs £20 - £45 and takes 3h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Carlisle to Whalley is to drive which takes 1h 46m and costs £20 - £30.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlisle station to Whalley station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 36m.
The distance between Carlisle and Whalley is 110 miles. The road distance is 87.2 miles.
The best way to get from Carlisle to Whalley without a car is to train and line 22 bus which takes 2h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 40m to get from Carlisle to Whalley, including transfers.
Carlisle to Whalley bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Carlisle to Whalley bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carlisle to Whalley is 87 miles. It takes approximately 1h 46m to drive from Carlisle to Whalley.
There are 940+ hotels available in Whalley.
What companies run services between Carlisle, England and Whalley, England?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Bus Station via Bus Station in around 3h 36m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Carlisle to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 01254 670 583
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- The Blackburn Bus Company
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Outside Rail Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- The Burnley Bus Company
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