There are 10 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£100–251Bus 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 1m£91–275Train
- 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 St Erthtrain
16h 12m£315–502Bus
- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Pointbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Foundry Squarebus 104
20h 57m£102–173Drive 636.1 mi
- Drive from Oban to St Ivescar 636.1 mi
11h 6m£159–230Bus 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 25m£135–288Bus 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 12m£135–307Bus 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 50m£160–402Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to St Erthtrain
11h 59m£172–322Bus, train
- Take the bus from Oban Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Redruthtrain
18h 19m£244–416
Oban to St Ives by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oban to St Ives is to bus which costs £100 - £180 and takes 20h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Oban to St Ives is to bus and fly which takes 8h 24m and costs £100 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Oban to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Corran Halls and arriving at The Terrace via Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham Coach Station and Foundry Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Oban to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Oban and arriving at St Ives (Cornwall) via Glasgow Queen Street, Edinburgh Waverley and St Erth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 12m.
The distance between Oban and St Ives is 513 miles. The road distance is 639.8 miles.
The best way to get from Oban to St Ives without a car is to train which takes 16h 12m and costs £310 - £500.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Oban to St Ives, including transfers.
Oban to St Ives bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Corran Halls 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 12m and costs £310 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £180 and takes 20h 57m.
What companies run services between Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland and St Ives, Cornwall, England?
You can take a train from Oban to St Ives (Cornwall) via Glasgow Queen Street, Edinburgh Waverley, and St Erth in around 16h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Corran Halls to The Terrace via Buchanan Bus Stn, Buchanan Bus Station, Millennium Point, Birmingham Coach Station, and Foundry Square in around 20h 57m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £270–410
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Oban Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Corran Halls to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Corran Halls to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Corran Halls to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Oban Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Point
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Foundry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Oban to St Ives bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Buchanan Bus Stn 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 6m to drive from Oban to St Ives.
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