There are 9 ways to get from Wakefield to East Kilbride by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Motherwelltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
5h 8m£123–181Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn31
7h 47m£30–49Drive 205 mi
- Drive from Wakefield to East Kilbridecar 205 mi
3h 57m£52–75Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
6h 25m£70–210Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Carlisletrain Sheffield - Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
5h 24m£58–128Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street
5h 30m£115–190Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
5h 21m£78–170Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LBA - GLA
7h 15m£67–167Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
6h 36m£97–220
Wakefield to East Kilbride by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wakefield to East Kilbride is to bus which costs £29 - £50 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Wakefield to East Kilbride is to drive which takes 3h 57m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Wakefield station to East Kilbride. However, there are services departing from Wakefield Bus Station and arriving at St Brides Church via Leeds City Bus Station and Sauchiehall Lane. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Wakefield to East Kilbride. However, there are services departing from Wakefield Westgate and arriving at Motherwell via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 8m.
The distance between Wakefield and East Kilbride is 285 miles. The road distance is 206.2 miles.
The best way to get from Wakefield to East Kilbride without a car is to train which takes 5h 8m and costs £120 - £190.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Wakefield to East Kilbride, including transfers.
Wakefield to East Kilbride bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leeds City Bus Station.
Wakefield to East Kilbride train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Wakefield Westgate station.
The best way to get from Wakefield to East Kilbride is to train which takes 5h 8m and costs £120 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £29 - £50 and takes 7h 47m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £170 and takes 7h 15m.
What companies run services between Wakefield, England and East Kilbride, Scotland?
Cross Country operates a train from Wakefield Westgate to Motherwell 3 times a day. Tickets cost £120–180 and the journey takes 4h 10m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost £24–40 and the journey takes 4h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- 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
- £35–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Sunday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Wakefield Westgate to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Wakefield Westgate to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Wakefield Westgate to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Wakefield Westgate to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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 Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact 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
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Wakefield to East Kilbride bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Wakefield to East Kilbride train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Motherwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wakefield to East Kilbride is 206 miles. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Wakefield to East Kilbride.
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