There are 7 ways to get from East Kilbride to Bolton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
4h 2m£49–119Bus, line 125 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Noel Streetbus 125
7h 2m£32–55Drive 192.9 mi
- Drive from East Kilbride to Boltoncar 192.9 mi
3h 20m£49–70Fly Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
5h 38m£63–199Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
7h 12m£32–51Fly Glasgow Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
6h 12m£69–214Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
6h 51m£72–209
East Kilbride to Bolton by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East Kilbride to Bolton is to bus and line 125 bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from East Kilbride to Bolton is to drive which takes 3h 20m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from East Kilbride station to Bolton. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Noel Street via Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from East Kilbride to Bolton. However, there are services departing from East Kilbride and arriving at Bolton via Glasgow Central and Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 2m.
The distance between East Kilbride and Bolton is 223 miles. The road distance is 194 miles.
The best way to get from East Kilbride to Bolton without a car is to train which takes 4h 2m and costs £45 - £120.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from East Kilbride to Bolton, including transfers.
East Kilbride to Bolton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
East Kilbride to Bolton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from East Kilbride to Bolton is to train which takes 4h 2m and costs £45 - £120. Alternatively, you can bus and line 125 bus, which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 2m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £200 and takes 5h 38m.
What companies run services between East Kilbride, Scotland and Bolton, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Glasgow Central to Preston hourly. Tickets cost £60–100 and the journey takes 2h 22m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Noel Street via Bus Station and Bus Station in around 7h 2m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Station to Noel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
East Kilbride to Bolton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
East Kilbride to Bolton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between East Kilbride to Bolton is 194 miles. It takes approximately 3h 20m to drive from East Kilbride to Bolton.
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