There are 10 ways to get from King's Lynn to Oban by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
10h 57m£152–277Train, bus via Doncaster
cheapest- Take the train from Peterborough to Doncastertrain
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
13h 57m£65–193Drive 424.4 mi
- Drive from King's Lynn to Obancar 424.4 mi
7h 36m£103–149Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kings Lynn to Cambridgetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
7h 22m£77–225Train, bus
- Take the train from Peterborough to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
13h 51m£166–279Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kings Lynn to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
8h 28m£147–481Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kings Lynn to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
8h 12m£152–470Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kings Lynn to Cambridgetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
8h 15m£75–220Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kings Lynn to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
8h 9m£126–305Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kings Lynn to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
8h 55m£128–321
King's Lynn to Oban by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from King's Lynn to Oban is to train and bus via Doncaster which costs £65 - £200 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from King's Lynn to Oban is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 22m and costs £75 - £230.
No, there is no direct train from King's Lynn to Oban. However, there are services departing from Peterborough and arriving at Oban via Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 57m.
The distance between King's Lynn and Oban is 494 miles. The road distance is 426.9 miles.
The best way to get from King's Lynn to Oban without a car is to train which takes 10h 57m and costs £150 - £280.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from King's Lynn to Oban, including transfers.
King's Lynn to Oban train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Peterborough station.
King's Lynn to Oban train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between King's Lynn to Oban is 427 miles. It takes approximately 7h 36m to drive from King's Lynn to Oban.
There are 577+ hotels available in Oban.
What companies run services between King's Lynn, England and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Transport Interchange to Oban via Horse Fair Bus Station, Queensgate Bus Stn, Peterborough, Edinburgh Waverley, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 10h 57m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatnorthernrail.com
Train from Kings Lynn to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Kings Lynn to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Kings Lynn to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Kings Lynn to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Kings Lynn to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Kings Lynn to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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