Blackpool Air Show day trip
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Cancelled · Sat 8 Aug

Blackpool Air Show day trip by coach

This coach is cancelled.

This coach is no longer running. The Blackpool day trip still runs on Saturday 22 August and Saturday 5 September, and the Illuminations trips run from September.

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Cancelled

This day out is not running

Booking for Blackpool Air Show day trip on Sat 8 Aug is closed. Already booked? Call us on 01698 537555. Here is what else is running.

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DateSat 8 Aug
DestinationBlackpool Promenade
Fare£34.50 return
Getting homeWe wait for you

White Bus Scotland runs a return coach for Blackpool Air Show day trip on Sat 8 Aug. Pickups from Newarthill, Wishaw, Motherwell, Hamilton and more across Lanarkshire and the west. Seats £34.50 return, booked and paid online. The coach leaves in the morning, you get the full day at Blackpool Promenade, and it brings everyone home in the evening. Updated July 2026.

The day

Blackpool Air Show day trip

Blackpool Air Show and day trip, Saturday 8 August 2026. The display teams roar over the Tower Festival Headland while you take in the prom, the pier and the shops: a full family day out, with time to explore Blackpool around the flying. Comfortable coach travel with pickups across Lanarkshire and Glasgow, dropped near the front, and home the same evening.

Why the coach

Leave the car at home

No parkingNo car parks, no metres, no circling Blackpool Promenade.
No trains to chaseNo timetables, no changes, no platform waits with the bags.
All togetherThe whole group on one coach, there and back as one.
No one drivingHave your day. The driving is someone else's job.
Pick your town

Pickups for Blackpool Air Show day trip

Pickups from 6 towns plus 2 feeder routes. Every stop is listed below with its pickup point. Route 1 stops pay the fare as listed; feeder stops carry a small charge per seat, shown beside the stop.

Pickup pointReturn
Route 1, main coach
Newarthill · The club£34.50
Wishaw · Wishaw Malt£34.50
Motherwell · Railway Tavern£34.50
Hamilton · Bus stop at Asda£34.50
Bellshill · Franklins Bar£34.50
Coatbridge · Main bus station£34.50
Route 2, feeder · joins the coach at Hamilton · minimum 6 passengers
Lesmahagow · Tesco£39.50
Larkhall£39.50
Route 3, feeder · joins the coach at Coatbridge · minimum 6 passengers
Muirhead · Muirhead Inn£39.50
Condorrat · The Weavers£39.50
Cumbernauld · Town centre bus stop£39.50
Airdrie · Tudor Hotel£39.50
  • Pickup times are approximate until we email your exact time, 24 to 48 hours before the trip.
  • Be at your pickup 10 minutes before the time we give you.
  • The coach waits 10 minutes at each stop.
  • If you are not there, the coach leaves without you.

Don't see your pick up point? Contact us.

A White Bus Scotland coach in livery, the return coach for Blackpool Air Show day trip
The drop-off

Dropped right at Blackpool Promenade

We drop close by and pick up from the same spot at the end. No long walk, no hunting for the bus in the dark.

Your day

Door to Blackpool Promenade, and home after

Door pickup

From your own town, time emailed 48 hours before the day.

You're there

Dropped in the middle of it. The day is yours.

Home time

The coach home leaves in the evening, and it waits for everyone.

Why riders book with us

The coach that actually waits

Highly recommend this company. Great communication with Kieran during booking process. Everything went smoothly, bus was immaculate. Great driver, got us to our event in Glasgow and home again with no issues at all. Thanks again.

Lesley ForresterFacebook, 11 Jun 2026

Licensed and insured PSV operator.

Good to know

Blackpool Air Show day trip coach: your questions

How does the Blackpool Air Show day trip work?

White Bus Scotland runs a return coach for the Blackpool Air Show day trip on Sat 8 Aug. You are picked up from your local town in the morning, get the day at Blackpool Promenade, and the coach brings you home in the evening. Seats £34.50 return, booked and paid online.

Where do you pick up for the Blackpool Air Show day trip?

Every stop on this run is shown when you book, with the exact pickup point beside it: Newarthill (The club), Wishaw (Wishaw Malt), Motherwell (Railway Tavern), Hamilton (Bus stop at Asda), Bellshill (Franklins Bar), Coatbridge (Main bus station), Lesmahagow (Tesco), Larkhall, Muirhead (Muirhead Inn), Condorrat (The Weavers), Cumbernauld (Town centre bus stop), Airdrie (Tudor Hotel). You choose your stop on the ticket. Feeder stops carry a small charge per seat, shown beside the stop. Be at your pickup 10 minutes before the time we give you. The coach waits 10 minutes at each stop. If you are not there, the coach leaves without you.

Is there a booking fee?

Online bookings carry a small booking fee, itemised before you pay (about £0.86 on a £34.50 seat). Book in person at the shop in Motherwell and you pay the fare as listed, with no fee.

What time do we head home?

The coach home leaves in the evening, and it waits for everyone. Your exact pickup and return times are emailed to you 48 hours before.

Is it a return coach, or one way?

Return, both ways. We do not sell one-way seats: the coach takes you to Blackpool Promenade and brings you back to the same pickup point, £34.50 for the round trip from a Route 1 stop.

How much is the coach for the Blackpool Air Show day trip?

Return seats are £34.50 per person from any pickup town, plus a small booking fee itemised at checkout. You book and pay online and your seat is held straight away.

What is included?

Your return coach seat, there and back with the same driver. Entry to attractions, shows or venues at the destination is separate unless the trip says otherwise.

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