There are 7 ways to get from Southport to Hamilton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 3m£61–120Bus via Lancaster
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Underpassbus 41
- Take the bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk030
6h 58m£28–43Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 181
5h 48m£30–53Drive 188.6 mi
- Drive from Southport to Hamiltoncar 188.6 mi
3h 18m£48–69Train to Liverpool, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Southport to Liverpool Centraltrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Hamilton Centraltrain
5h 53m£69–210Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Southport to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
6h 29m£72–215Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
7h 6m£90–227
Southport to Hamilton by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southport to Hamilton is to bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Southport to Hamilton is to drive which takes 3h 18m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Southport to Hamilton station. However, there are services departing from Duke Street and arriving at Bus Station via Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Southport to Hamilton. However, there are services departing from Southport and arriving at Motherwell via Wigan North Western. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 3m.
The distance between Southport and Hamilton is 212 miles. The road distance is 189.7 miles.
The best way to get from Southport to Hamilton without a car is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs £60 - £120.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Southport to Hamilton, including transfers.
Southport to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Southport to Hamilton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Wigan North Western station.
The best way to get from Southport to Hamilton is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs £60 - £120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £55 and takes 5h 48m.
What companies run services between Southport, England and Hamilton, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Wigan North Western to Motherwell every 3 hours. Tickets cost £65–110 and the journey takes 2h 31m. TransPennine Express also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Bus Station to Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost £27–50 and the journey takes 3h 55m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wigan North Western to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- Merseyrail
Train from Southport to Liverpool Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- Merseyrail
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Hamilton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Southport to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bus Station to Underpass
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to Underpass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Southport to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Southport to Hamilton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Motherwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Southport to Hamilton is 190 miles. It takes approximately 3h 18m to drive from Southport to Hamilton.
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