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Compare coach and train for Carlisle to Basingstoke
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Carlisle to Basingstoke among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £63. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 6h 33m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £63, and a train costs an average of £199.
Distance: 422 km
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£63 Average Price Cheapest | £280 Average Price |
9h 20m Average total duration 8h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 3m Average total duration Fastest 6h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Basingstoke from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Carlisle to Basingstoke is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
2:546h16Carlisle9:10Basingstoke£1991One-way1 change
Cheapest
2:546h16Carlisle9:10Basingstoke£1991One-way1 change
Fastest
9:105h59Carlisle15:09Basingstoke£2871One-way1 change
Other options
8:086h00Carlisle14:08Basingstoke£2871One-way1 change
7:036h06Carlisle13:09Basingstoke£2871One-way1 change
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FAQs: Carlisle to Basingstoke
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This is compared to other travel options from Carlisle to Basingstoke:
A coach is £218 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Carlisle to Basingstoke costing on average £280.
Other travel options to Basingstoke take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 50m.
- Around 19 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Carlisle and Basingstoke as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Glasgow International Airport and arrive in London Heathrow Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Carlisle station (CAR) and arrive in Basingstoke station (BSK).
- Coaches mostly depart from Carlisle, Bus Station (Lonsdale Street) and arrive in Basingstoke, Alençon Link (Malls Shopping Centre - Stop Z).
- Travel with Caledonian Sleeper, Avanti West Coast to go to Basingstoke by train.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Basingstoke by coach.
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