There are 7 ways to get from Ulverston to Dorchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Ulverston to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Dorchester Southtrain
6h 59m£146–295Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ulverston to Boltontrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Bristol Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 376
- Take the bus from Bus Station to The Museumbus Cr5
12h 49m£55–98Drive 305.5 mi
- Drive from Ulverston to Dorchestercar 305.5 mi
5h 32m£74–107Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulverston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Dorchester Southtrain
5h 58m£130–272Train
- Take the train from Ulverston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Dorchester Westtrain
8h 58m£156–255Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulverston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Dorchester Southtrain
7h 58m£135–412Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Ulverston to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NCL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Dorchester Southtrain
8h 22m£162–372
Ulverston to Dorchester by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulverston to Dorchester is to train and bus which costs £55 - £100 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Ulverston to Dorchester is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct train from Ulverston to Dorchester. However, there are services departing from Ulverston and arriving at Dorchester South via Lancaster, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 59m.
The distance between Ulverston and Dorchester is 393 miles. The road distance is 307.3 miles.
The best way to get from Ulverston to Dorchester without a car is to train via London which takes 6h 59m and costs £140 - £300.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Ulverston to Dorchester, including transfers.
Ulverston to Dorchester train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Ulverston station.
Ulverston to Dorchester train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Lancaster station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulverston to Dorchester is 307 miles. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Ulverston to Dorchester.
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What companies run services between Ulverston, England and Dorchester, Dorset, England?
You can take a train from Ulverston to Dorchester South via Lancaster, London Euston, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 6h 59m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Ulverston to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Ulverston to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Ulverston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Ulverston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Ulverston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Ulverston to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Lancaster to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Lancaster to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Dorchester South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Dorchester South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Woking to Dorchester South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Dorchester South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Dorchester West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
- Phone
- 01935 475 872
- [email protected]
- Website
- South West Coaches
Bus from Bus Station to The Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- South West Coaches
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