There are 12 ways to get from Elgin to Bournemouth by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Elgin to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
11h 7m£263–453Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INV - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
6h 14m£83–330Bus
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Stationbus 035
19h 57m£85–163Drive 585.3 mi
- Drive from Elgin to Bournemouthcar 585.3 mi
10h 42m£142–205Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ABZ - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
6h 50m£92–397Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Elgin to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouthtrain
13h 39m£297–556Train #2
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain London Waterloo - Weymouth / ...
15h 52m£240–411Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
6h 20m£117–303Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane INV - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Bournemouthtrain
6h 52m£100–304Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INV - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
6h 54m£99–250Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouthtrain
7h 59m£159–342Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ABZ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
7h 45m£128–347
Elgin to Bournemouth by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elgin to Bournemouth is to bus which costs £85 - £170 and takes 19h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Elgin to Bournemouth is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 14m and costs £80 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Elgin station to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Elgin station and arriving at Bournemouth Station via Union Square Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Elgin to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Elgin and arriving at Bournemouth via Edinburgh Waverley, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Elgin and Bournemouth is 703 miles. The road distance is 588.7 miles.
The best way to get from Elgin to Bournemouth without a car is to train which takes 11h 7m and costs £260 - £460.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Elgin to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Elgin to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Elgin station.
Elgin to Bournemouth train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Elgin station.
The best way to get from Elgin to Bournemouth is to train which takes 11h 7m and costs £260 - £460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £170 and takes 19h 57m.
What companies run services between Elgin, Scotland and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a train from Elgin to Bournemouth via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 11h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Elgin station to Bournemouth Station via Aberdeen Union Street, Union Square Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 19h 57m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Elgin to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Elgin to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Elgin to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Elgin to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Elgin to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Elgin to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Basingstoke to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £190–300
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
Elgin to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Aberdeen Union Street station.
Elgin to Bournemouth train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elgin to Bournemouth is 589 miles. It takes approximately 10h 42m to drive from Elgin to Bournemouth.
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