There are 6 ways to get from Whitehaven to Rugby by train, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Carlisle
best- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Rugbytrain
5h 25m£58–158Drive 224.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Whitehaven to Rugbycar 224.6 mi
4h£56–80Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
5h 50m£67–190Train
- Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Piccadillytrain Corkickle - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Rugbytrain Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
5h 42m£73–133Bus, train
- Take the bus from Workington to Penrith Rail Stationbus X4 / ...
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Rugbytrain
7h 25m£66–111Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
6h 36m£85–205
Whitehaven to Rugby by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Whitehaven to Rugby is to drive which costs £55 - £80 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Whitehaven to Rugby is to drive which takes 4h and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct train from Whitehaven to Rugby. However, there are services departing from Whitehaven and arriving at Rugby via Carlisle and Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 25m.
The distance between Whitehaven and Rugby is 256 miles. The road distance is 225.9 miles.
The best way to get from Whitehaven to Rugby without a car is to train via Carlisle which takes 5h 25m and costs £55 - £160.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Whitehaven to Rugby, including transfers.
Whitehaven to Rugby train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Whitehaven station.
Whitehaven to Rugby train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Carlisle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Whitehaven to Rugby is 226 miles. It takes approximately 4h to drive from Whitehaven to Rugby.
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What companies run services between Whitehaven, Cumbria, England and Rugby, England?
You can take a train from Whitehaven to Rugby via Carlisle and Crewe in around 5h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Corkickle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Carlisle to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Workington to Penrith Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
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