There are 4 ways to get from Motherwell to Castle Douglas by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 381 bus, bus
best- Take the train from Motherwell to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Hall to Stance 4bus 381
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Poolbus 500
2h 39mDrive 78 mi
cheapest- Drive from Motherwell to Castle Douglascar 78 mi
1h 27m£20–29Train, bus
- Take the train from Motherwell to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Poolbus 500
3h 32mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Stance 2bus X74
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bankbus 500 / ...
3h 14m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Motherwell to Castle Douglas is to drive which costs £19 - £29 and takes 1h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Motherwell to Castle Douglas is to drive which takes 1h 27m and costs £19 - £29.
No, there is no direct bus from Motherwell to Castle Douglas. However, there are services departing from Hamilton Road and arriving at Royal Bank via Bus Station and Stance 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 14m.
The distance between Motherwell and Castle Douglas is 95 miles. The road distance is 78.5 miles.
The best way to get from Motherwell to Castle Douglas without a car is to train and line 381 bus and bus which takes 2h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 39m to get from Motherwell to Castle Douglas, including transfers.
Motherwell to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Bus Station.
Motherwell to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Stance 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Motherwell to Castle Douglas is 78 miles. It takes approximately 1h 27m to drive from Motherwell to Castle Douglas.
There are 451+ hotels available in Castle Douglas.
What companies run services between Motherwell, Scotland and Castle Douglas, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Hamilton Road to Royal Bank via Bus Station, Stance 2, and Stance 5 in around 3h 14m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Motherwell to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Motherwell to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Motherwell to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Hall to Stance 4
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- [email protected]
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- [email protected]
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Bus Station to Stance 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–26
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
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