There are 8 ways to get from Stirling to Rochdale by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Stirling to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Wigan North Westerntrain
- Take the train from Wigan Wallgate to Rochdaletrain
5h 36m£93–168Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M8 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
6h 37m£32–54Drive 217.8 mi
- Drive from Stirling to Rochdalecar 217.8 mi
4h 1m£53–77Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
5h 53m£72–180Train via Leeds
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Rochdaletrain
6h 7m£146–237Train, line 471 bus
- Take the train from Stirling to Prestontrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the bus from Bolton Interchange to Rochdale Interchangebus 471
6h 12m£77–129Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 29m£92–206Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 33m£82–200
Stirling to Rochdale by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Rochdale is to bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Rochdale is to drive which takes 4h 1m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Stirling station to Rochdale. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Rochdale Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station and Shudehill Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Stirling to Rochdale. However, there are services departing from Stirling and arriving at Rochdale via Haymarket and Wigan Wallgate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 36m.
The distance between Stirling and Rochdale is 269 miles. The road distance is 219.1 miles.
The best way to get from Stirling to Rochdale without a car is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs £90 - £170.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Stirling to Rochdale, including transfers.
Stirling to Rochdale bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Bus Station.
Stirling to Rochdale train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Stirling station.
The best way to get from Stirling to Rochdale is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs £90 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £55 and takes 6h 37m.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Rochdale, England?
You can take a train from Stirling to Rochdale via Haymarket, Wigan North Western, and Wigan Wallgate in around 5h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Rochdale Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station and Shudehill Interchange in around 6h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Wigan Wallgate to Rochdale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Rochdale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Stirling to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £5–10
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 161 244 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bolton Interchange to Rochdale Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- https://tfgm.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Stirling to Rochdale bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Stirling to Rochdale train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stirling to Rochdale is 219 miles. It takes approximately 4h 1m to drive from Stirling to Rochdale.
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