There are 7 ways to get from Stafford to Motherwell by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Stafford to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
3h 13m£85–140Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
3h 56m£41–122Drive 249.7 mi
- Drive from Stafford to Motherwellcar 249.7 mi
4h 3m£62–90Train via Preston
- Take the train from Stafford to Prestontrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
3h 41m£56–135Train via Stoke-on-Trent
- Take the train from Stoke-on-Trent to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central
6h 8m£60–93Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
5h 2m£62–156Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Stafford to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
5h 52m£86–193
Stafford to Motherwell by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stafford to Motherwell is to train via Stoke-on-Trent which costs £60 - £95 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Stafford to Motherwell is to train which takes 3h 13m and costs £85 - £140.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Stafford and arriving at Motherwell. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 13m.
The distance between Stafford and Motherwell is 255 miles. The road distance is 251.1 miles.
The best way to get from Stafford to Motherwell without a car is to train which takes 3h 13m and costs £85 - £140.
The train from Stafford to Motherwell takes 3h 13m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Stafford to Motherwell train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Stafford station.
Stafford to Motherwell train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Motherwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stafford to Motherwell is 251 miles. It takes approximately 4h 3m to drive from Stafford to Motherwell.
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What companies run services between Stafford, England and Motherwell, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Stafford to Motherwell 4 times a day. Tickets cost £85–140 and the journey takes 3h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Stoke-on-Trent to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- ScotRail
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