There are 9 ways to get from Kilmarnock to York by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
4h 19m£86–210Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Micklegatebus 843 / ...
7h 53m£33–53Drive 206.1 mi
- Drive from Kilmarnock to Yorkcar 206.1 mi
3h 51m£50–72Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane GLA - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Yorktrain
7h 5m£66–164Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Carlisletrain Glasgow Central - Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Yorktrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
5h 7m£85–142Train #2
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Glasgow Central - Edinburgh
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
5h 8m£95–219Train #3
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Yorktrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
5h 27m£137–200Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Yorktrain
7h 34m£86–204Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Yorktrain
5h 57m£106–206
Kilmarnock to York by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kilmarnock to York is to bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Kilmarnock to York is to drive which takes 3h 51m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Kilmarnock station to York. However, there are services departing from Kilmarnock Bus Station and arriving at Micklegate via Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Kilmarnock to York. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Queen Street and arriving at York via Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Kilmarnock and York is 273 miles. The road distance is 207.3 miles.
The best way to get from Kilmarnock to York without a car is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs £85 - £210.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Kilmarnock to York, including transfers.
Kilmarnock to York bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Kilmarnock to York train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Glasgow Queen Street station.
The best way to get from Kilmarnock to York is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs £85 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 53m.
What companies run services between Kilmarnock, Scotland and York, England?
You can take a bus from Kilmarnock Bus Station to York via Bath Street, Glasgow Queen Street, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 4h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kilmarnock Bus Station to Micklegate via Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds City Bus Station in around 7h 53m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kilmarnock to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Carlisle to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Carlisle to York
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01653 692556
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Micklegate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
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More Questions & Answers
Kilmarnock to York bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Kilmarnock to York train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kilmarnock to York is 207 miles. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Kilmarnock to York.
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