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Compare train and coach for Leeds to Kilmarnock
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Leeds to Kilmarnock among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £55. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 50m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £55, and a train costs an average of £57.
Distance: 277 km
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How to get to Kilmarnock from Leeds by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Leeds to Kilmarnock is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
3:105h58Leeds9:08Kilmarnock Bus Station£331One-way2 changes
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3:105h58Leeds9:08Kilmarnock Bus Station£331One-way2 changes
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FAQs: Leeds to Kilmarnock
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This is compared to other travel options from Leeds to Kilmarnock:
A coach is £2 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Leeds to Kilmarnock costing on average £57.
Other travel options to Kilmarnock take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 20m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Leeds and Kilmarnock as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Leeds, York Street (Travel Centre) and arrive in Glasgow, Caledonia Way (Airport Terminal 1).
- Trains mostly depart from Leeds station (LDS) and arrive in Kilmarnock station (KMK).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Kilmarnock by coach.
- Travel with Northern Rail, Avanti West Coast, Cross Country, TransPennine Express, Northern Trains Limited to go to Kilmarnock by train.
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