There are 5 ways to get from Hamilton to Carstairs by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, line 37 bus
best- Take the train from Motherwell to Lanarktrain Glasgow Central - Lanark / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to West Viewbus 137 / ...
58 minDrive 18.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Hamilton to Carstairscar 18.2 mi
25 min£5–7Line 17 bus
- Take the bus from Townhead Street to Bus Stationbus 17 / ...
1h 15mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Hamilton to Carstairstaxi 18.2 mi
25 min£40–50Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 41 / ...
1h 31m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton to Carstairs is to drive which costs £4 - £7 and takes 25 min.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton to Carstairs is to taxi which takes 25 min and costs £40 - £50.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamilton to Carstairs. However, there are services departing from Townhead Street and arriving at West View via Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 15m.
The distance between Hamilton and Carstairs is 20 miles. The road distance is 18.3 miles.
The best way to get from Hamilton to Carstairs without a car is to train and line 37 bus which takes 58 min and costs .
It takes approximately 58 min to get from Hamilton to Carstairs, including transfers.
Hamilton to Carstairs bus services, operated by Stuarts Coaches UK, depart from Townhead Street station.
Hamilton to Carstairs bus services, operated by Stuarts Coaches UK, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamilton to Carstairs is 18 miles. It takes approximately 25 min to drive from Hamilton to Carstairs.
There are 275+ hotels available in Carstairs.
What companies run services between Hamilton, Scotland and Carstairs, Scotland?
Stuarts Coaches UK operates a bus from Townhead Street to Bus Station hourly, and the journey takes 42 min.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Lanark
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 141 332 6811
- [email protected]
- Website
- spt.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to West View
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.spt.co.uk/
Bus from Townhead Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.spt.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.spt.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 386 030
- [email protected]
- Website
- jmbtravel.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- http://jmbtravel.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- £40–50
Bridge Cars
- Phone
- +44 1698 422 288
Cadzow Cars
- Phone
- +44 1698 891 990
- Website
- cadzowcars.com
Executive Cabs Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 755 224 0041
- Website
- executivecabsglasgow.co.uk
Hamilton Toa Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1698 281 144
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