There are 10 ways to get from Stockport to Stirling by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Stockport to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain Glasgow Queen Street - Alloa / ...
4h 20m£89–140Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgowbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centrebus M8
7h 8m£32–52Drive 237.7 mi
- Drive from Stockport to Stirlingcar 237.7 mi
3h 54m£59–85Fly Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
5h 12m£66–196Train via Preston
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
4h 52m£62–142Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarkettrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Haymarket to Stirlingtrain Edinburgh - Dunblane / ...
5h 25m£73–136Fly Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
5h 31m£74–172Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Stockport to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
5h 1m£65–158Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Stockport to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
5h 9m£77–184Fly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Stirlingtrain
6h 15m£126–289
Stockport to Stirling by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stockport to Stirling is to bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Stockport to Stirling is to drive which takes 3h 54m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockport to Stirling. However, there are services departing from Mersey Square and arriving at Islamic Centre via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Stockport to Stirling. However, there are services departing from Stockport and arriving at Stirling via Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Stockport and Stirling is 261 miles. The road distance is 239.1 miles.
The best way to get from Stockport to Stirling without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs £85 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Stockport to Stirling, including transfers.
Stockport to Stirling bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Stockport to Stirling train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Stockport station.
The best way to get from Stockport to Stirling is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs £85 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 8m.
What companies run services between Stockport, England and Stirling, Scotland?
You can take a train from Stockport to Stirling via Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street in around 4h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mersey Square to Islamic Centre via Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Glasgow, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
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
- 2h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
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 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stockport to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Park to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Park to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Haymarket to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £5–10
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Booking & Getting There
Stockport to Stirling bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Glasgow station.
Stockport to Stirling train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stockport to Stirling is 239 miles. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from Stockport to Stirling.
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