There are 6 ways to get from Thirsk to Oban by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
8h 7m£126–256Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Market Place to Station Roadbus 30X / ...
- Take the bus from Rougier Street to Leeds Bus Station Entrancebus 843 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
12h 5m£40–57Bus, train
- Take the bus from Market Place to Station Roadbus 30X / ...
- Take the train from York to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Corran Hallsbus
9h 35m£125–195Drive 279.8 mi
- Drive from Thirsk to Obancar 279.8 mi
5h 9m£70–101Bus, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Market Place to Station Roadbus
- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LBA - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Hallsbus
9h 42m£72–177Bus, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the bus from Market Place to Station Roadbus
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NCL - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Hallsbus
9h 51m£100–238
Thirsk to Oban by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thirsk to Oban is to bus which costs £40 - £60 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Thirsk to Oban is to drive which takes 5h 9m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Thirsk to Oban station. However, there are services departing from Market Place and arriving at Bus Station via Rougier Street, Leeds City Bus Station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Thirsk to Oban. However, there are services departing from Thirsk and arriving at Oban via York, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Thirsk and Oban is 369 miles. The road distance is 281.5 miles.
The best way to get from Thirsk to Oban without a car is to train which takes 8h 7m and costs £120 - £260.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Thirsk to Oban, including transfers.
Thirsk to Oban bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, depart from Market Place station.
Thirsk to Oban train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from York station.
The best way to get from Thirsk to Oban is to train which takes 8h 7m and costs £120 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £60 and takes 12h 5m.
What companies run services between Thirsk, England and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Thirsk to Oban via Thirsk, York, Edinburgh Waverley, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Place to Bus Station via Station Road, Rougier Street, Leeds City Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 12h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 01653 692556
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Market Place to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
Bus from Market Place to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
Bus from Market Place to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
Bus from Rougier Street to Leeds Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
Bus from Market Place to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
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Booking & Getting There
Thirsk to Oban bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, arrive at Station Road.
Thirsk to Oban train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thirsk to Oban is 281 miles. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from Thirsk to Oban.
There are 551+ hotels available in Oban.































