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Compare train and coach for Nottingham to Margate
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Nottingham to Margate among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £26. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 34m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £26, and a train costs an average of £107.
Distance: 246 km
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£107 Average Price | £26 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 4m Average total duration Fastest 3h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 35m Average total duration 7h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Nottingham to Margate
How to get to Margate from Nottingham by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Nottingham to Margate is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
NX450 · NX0223:506h35Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station10:25Margate, Marine Terrace£331One-way1 change
Cheapest
NX450 · NX0223:506h35Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station10:25Margate, Marine Terrace£331One-way1 change
Fastest
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P851035:143h45Nottingham station (NOT)8:59Margate station (MAR)£791One-way1 change
Other options
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P8514712:123h47Nottingham station (NOT)15:59Margate station (MAR)£581One-way1 change
W70710+
P85347 · P86301_P8630413:123h55Nottingham station (NOT)17:07Margate station (MAR)£581One-way2 changes
W70710+
P8568913:123h57Nottingham station (NOT)17:09Margate station (MAR)£581One-way1 change
NX450 · NX02213:507h25Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station21:15Margate, Marine Terrace£331One-way1 change
NX450 · NX02217:007h25Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station0:25Margate, Marine Terrace£331One-way1 change
NX450 · NX0226:407h35Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station14:15Margate, Marine Terrace£331One-way1 change
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FAQs: Nottingham to Margate
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This is compared to other travel options from Nottingham to Margate:
A coach is £81 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nottingham to Margate costing on average £107.
Other travel options to Margate take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 5m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Nottingham and Margate as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Nottingham station (NOT) and arrive in Margate station (MAR).
- Coaches mostly depart from Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station and arrive in Margate, Marine Terrace.
- Travel with National Express to go to Margate by coach.
- Travel with East Midlands Railway, east_midlands_trains to go to Margate by train.
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