There are 7 ways to get from Rugby to Dumfries by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Rugby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
5h 9m£69–175Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Park to Halston Hotelbus Ukn31
- Take the train from Carlisle to Lockerbietrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
8h 54m£39–82Drive 256.7 mi
- Drive from Rugby to Dumfriescar 256.7 mi
4h 14m£63–91Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Dumfriestrain
5h 42m£71–184Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbietrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
5h 25m£87–154Bus, train via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain Carlisle - Dumfries / ...
10h 2m£55–134Train, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 381 bus
- Take the train from Rugby to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Hall to Loreburne Centre Stance 2bus
5h 56m
Rugby to Dumfries by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rugby to Dumfries is to bus and train which costs £35 - £85 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Rugby to Dumfries is to drive which takes 4h 14m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct train from Rugby to Dumfries. However, there are services departing from Rugby and arriving at Dumfries via Crewe and Carlisle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 9m.
The distance between Rugby and Dumfries is 250 miles. The road distance is 258.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rugby to Dumfries without a car is to train which takes 5h 9m and costs £65 - £180.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Rugby to Dumfries, including transfers.
Rugby to Dumfries train services, operated by West Midlands Trains, depart from Rugby station.
Rugby to Dumfries train services, operated by West Midlands Trains, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rugby to Dumfries is 258 miles. It takes approximately 4h 14m to drive from Rugby to Dumfries.
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What companies run services between Rugby, England and Dumfries, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rugby to Dumfries via Crewe and Carlisle in around 5h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Coach Park to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Hall to Loreburne Centre Stance 2
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
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