There are 9 ways to get from Oban to St Ives by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport
best- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane GLA - NQY
8h 24m£97–244Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane EDI - NQY
9h 6m£78–258Train
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Hayletrain
16h 7m£393–599Bus
- Take the bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Streetbus
- Take the bus from Lordswood Road to Foundry Squarebus 104
20h 46m£102–212Drive 636.2 mi
- Drive from Oban to St Ivescar 636.2 mi
11h 5m£155–224Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to St Erthtrain
10h 23m£144–319Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)plane EDI - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to St Erthtrain
10h 49m£160–378Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to St Erthtrain
11h 10m£145–333Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Crossbus 976
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Hayletrain
17h 49m£262–484
Oban to St Ives by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oban to St Ives is to bus which costs £100 - £220 and takes 20h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Oban to St Ives is to bus and fly which takes 8h 24m and costs £95 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Oban to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Corran Halls Car Park and arriving at The Terrace via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall Street, Lordswood Road and Foundry Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Oban to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Oban and arriving at Hayle via Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 7m.
The distance between Oban and St Ives is 513 miles. The road distance is 640 miles.
The best way to get from Oban to St Ives without a car is to train which takes 16h 7m and costs £390 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Oban to St Ives, including transfers.
Oban to St Ives bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Corran Halls Car Park station.
Oban to St Ives train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Oban station.
The best way to get from Oban to St Ives is to train which takes 16h 7m and costs £390 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £220 and takes 20h 46m.
What companies run services between Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland and St Ives, Cornwall, England?
You can take a train from Oban to The Terrace via Glasgow Queen Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Hayle, and Foundry Square in around 16h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Corran Halls Car Park to The Terrace via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall Street, Lordswood Road, and Foundry Square in around 20h 46m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Hayle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £340–480
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Hayle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Buchanan 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 Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £17–35
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Lordswood Road to Foundry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Oban to St Ives bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Oban to St Ives train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oban to St Ives is 640 miles. It takes approximately 11h 5m to drive from Oban to St Ives.
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