There are 10 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Swanage by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain Newcastle - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Warehamtrain London Waterloo - Weymouth / ...
8h 2m£125–219Bus via Leeds
cheapest- Take the bus from Middlesbrough to Leeds Cultural Stop Cbus
- Take the bus from Leeds Cultural Stop C to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Bournemouthbus
12h 45m£46–71Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoriabus Ukn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Stationbus 035 / ...
10h 32m£50–75Drive 319.4 mi
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Swanagecar 319.4 mi
6h 5m£80–115Fly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MME - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Warehamtrain
12h 40m£133–695Train
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadillytrain Redcar Central - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouthtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth
10h 12m£148–229Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Warehamtrain
8h 48m£161–361Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouthtrain
9h 48m£152–454Train, bus to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport, line 50 bus
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Sunderlandtrain
- Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouthtrain
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Bus Stationbus
9h 2mTrain, bus to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Sunderlandtrain
- Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Warehamtrain
9h 49m
Middlesbrough to Swanage by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Swanage is to bus via Leeds which costs £45 - £75 and takes 12h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Swanage is to drive which takes 6h 5m and costs £75 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Middlesbrough station to Swanage station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stand 11 and arriving at Bus Station via London Victoria and Bournemouth Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Middlesbrough to Swanage. However, there are services departing from Middlesbrough and arriving at Wareham via Darlington, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 2m.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Swanage is 383 miles. The road distance is 321.3 miles.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Swanage without a car is to train via London which takes 8h 2m and costs £120 - £220.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Middlesbrough to Swanage, including transfers.
Middlesbrough to Swanage bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
Middlesbrough to Swanage train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Darlington station.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Swanage is to train via London which takes 8h 2m and costs £120 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £75 and takes 10h 32m.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Swanage, England?
You can take a train from Middlesbrough to Bus Station via Darlington, London Kings Cross, Euston station, Waterloo Station, London Waterloo, Wareham, and Wareham Station in around 8h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Bus Station via London Victoria and Bournemouth Station in around 10h 32m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–80
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Wareham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Middlesbrough to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Middlesbrough to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Middlesbrough to Leeds Cultural Stop C
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds Cultural Stop C to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0191 375 5727
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminal
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminal
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Northstar
- Phone
- +44 1202 338420
- [email protected]
- Website
- More Bus
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- More Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Middlesbrough to Swanage bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Middlesbrough to Swanage train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Middlesbrough to Swanage is 321 miles. It takes approximately 6h 5m to drive from Middlesbrough to Swanage.
There are 2070+ hotels available in Swanage.

















































