There are 7 ways to get from Fort William to Darlington by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
7h 16m£103–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Fort William to George Streetbus Ember
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Dolphin Centrebus 591
8h 36m£36–60Drive 268.6 mi
- Drive from Fort William to Darlingtoncar 268.6 mi
5h 9m£67–97Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane GLA - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
7h 29m£103–230Train
- Take the train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Fort William - Edinburgh
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
7h 25m£86–159Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Crossbus 915
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Darlingtontrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
7h 51m£111–179Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newcastle (NCL)plane EDI - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
8h 2m£58–208
Fort William to Darlington by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort William to Darlington is to bus which costs £35 - £60 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Fort William to Darlington is to drive which takes 5h 9m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort William to Darlington. However, there are services departing from Fort William and arriving at Dolphin Centre via Edinburgh, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Fort William to Darlington. However, there are services departing from Fort William and arriving at Darlington via Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Fort William and Darlington is 322 miles. The road distance is 270.2 miles.
The best way to get from Fort William to Darlington without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 7h 16m and costs £100 - £220.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Fort William to Darlington, including transfers.
Fort William to Darlington bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Fort William station.
Fort William to Darlington train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Fort William station.
The best way to get from Fort William to Darlington is to train via Glasgow which takes 7h 16m and costs £100 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £60 and takes 8h 36m.
What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Darlington, England?
You can take a train from Fort William to Darlington via Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley in around 7h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fort William to Dolphin Centre via George Street and Edinburgh, Bus Station in around 8h 36m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Dolphin Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
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Booking & Getting There
Fort William to Darlington bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at George Street station.
Fort William to Darlington train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort William to Darlington is 270 miles. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from Fort William to Darlington.
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