There are 13 ways to get from Fife to Dorset by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Moreton (Dorset)train
9h 24m£214–370Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M92 / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Stationbus 035
16h 39m£78–252Drive 470.7 mi
- Drive from Fife to Dorsetcar 470.7 mi
8h 28m£115–166Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
7h 36m£120–274Train via Stafford
- Take the train from Cupar to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouthtrain
13h 43m£204–359Train #2
- Take the train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouthtrain
13h 45m£284–440Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Westbury (Wilts)train
- Take the train from Westbury (Wilts) to Weymouthtrain
16h£219–405Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouthtrain
8h 59m£99–229Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bournemouth Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane EDI - BOH
- Take the bus from Poole station to Tescobus
- Take the bus from Tesco to Furzehillbus
8h 2mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Cupar to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
8h 31m£88–282Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Cupar to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouthtrain
10h 14m£97–257Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouthtrain
10h 3m£150–270Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)plane EDI - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Castle Carytrain
- Take the train from Castle Cary to Weymouthtrain
10h 18m£150–354
Fife to Dorset by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fife to Dorset is to bus which costs £75 - £260 and takes 16h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Fife to Dorset is to train and fly which takes 7h 36m and costs £120 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Fife to Dorset. However, there are services departing from Provost Wynd and arriving at Dorchester Road Traffic Lights via Park and Ride, Edinburgh, Bus Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station and South Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Fife to Dorset. However, there are services departing from Cupar and arriving at Moreton (Dorset) via Edinburgh Waverley, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 24m.
The distance between Fife and Dorset is 575 miles. The road distance is 473.5 miles.
The best way to get from Fife to Dorset without a car is to train which takes 9h 24m and costs £210 - £370.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Fife to Dorset, including transfers.
Fife to Dorset bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Park and Ride station.
Fife to Dorset train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Cupar station.
The best way to get from Fife to Dorset is to train which takes 9h 24m and costs £210 - £370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £260 and takes 16h 39m.
What companies run services between Fife, Scotland and Dorset, England?
You can take a train from Cupar to Dorset via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, Euston station, Waterloo Station, London Waterloo, and Moreton (Dorset) in around 9h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Provost Wynd to Dorchester Road Traffic Lights via Park and Ride, Edinburgh, Bus Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and South Station in around 16h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £230–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cupar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Moreton (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Castle Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Westbury (Wilts)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Westbury (Wilts) to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Castle Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Castle Cary to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £5–10
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1202 338420
- [email protected]
- Website
- morebus.co.uk
Bus from Poole station to Tesco
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.morebus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01202 338 420
- [email protected]
- Website
- excelsior-coaches.com
Bus from Tesco to Furzehill
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.excelsior-coaches.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Fife to Dorset bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Fife to Dorset train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fife to Dorset is 473 miles. It takes approximately 8h 28m to drive from Fife to Dorset.
There are 2503+ hotels available in Dorset.

























































