There are 8 ways to get from Liverpool to East Kilbride by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 201 bus
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain
- Take the bus from Milton Street to St Brides Churchbus 201
4h 23m£45–139Bus, train, line 201 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Railway Stationbus 2A
- Take the train from Preston to Whifflettrain
- Take the bus from Easton Place to St Brides Churchbus 201
7h 33m£39–73Drive 210.1 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to East Kilbridecar 210.1 mi
3h 35m£51–74Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
4h 58m£60–171Train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Westerntrain Liverpool Lime Street - Wigan North Western / ...
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 44m£81–153Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 170 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
8h 1m£44–116Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
5h 18m£63–172Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Centraltrain
7h 4m£86–211
Liverpool to East Kilbride by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to East Kilbride is to bus and train and line 201 bus which costs £35 - £75 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to East Kilbride is to drive which takes 3h 35m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to East Kilbride. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Cornwall Street via Manchester Central Coach Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to East Kilbride. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at East Kilbride via Wigan North Western and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 44m.
The distance between Liverpool and East Kilbride is 224 miles. The road distance is 211.3 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to East Kilbride without a car is to train and line 201 bus which takes 4h 23m and costs £45 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Liverpool to East Kilbride, including transfers.
Liverpool to East Kilbride bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to East Kilbride train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to East Kilbride is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs £60 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £80 - £160 and takes 4h 44m, you could also bus, which costs £40 - £120 and takes 8h 1m.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and East Kilbride, Scotland?
easyJet, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to East Kilbride via Wigan North Western and Glasgow Central in around 4h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Whifflet
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Milton Street to St Brides Church
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Easton Place to St Brides Church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
Liverpool to East Kilbride bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Liverpool to East Kilbride train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Wigan North Western station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to East Kilbride is 211 miles. It takes approximately 3h 35m to drive from Liverpool to East Kilbride.
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