There are 9 ways to get from Bradford to Galston by train, bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended
Train
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Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
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Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
Train via Carlisle
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Take the train from Shipley to Carlisle
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Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
Train #2
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Take the train from Leeds to Glasgow Central
Drive
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Drive from Bradford to Galston
Fly from Leeds Bradford, train
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Fly from Leeds Bradford (LBA) to Glasgow (GLA)
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Take the train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock
Train to Manchester, fly
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Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
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Fly from Manchester (MAN) to Glasgow (GLA)
Train, train to Liverpool, fly
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Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
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Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
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Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow (GLA)
Train to Birmingham, fly
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Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
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Fly from Birmingham (BHX) to Glasgow (GLA)
Bradford to Galston by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bradford to Galston is to bus which costs £30 - £50 and takes 9h 30m.
The quickest way to get from Bradford to Galston is to drive which costs £50 - £80 and takes 3h 39m.
No, there is no direct bus from Bradford to Galston. However, there are services departing from Bradford City Centre, Hall Ings and arriving at Church Lane via Cultural C, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
It is 164 miles from Bradford to Galston. It is approximately 199.6 miles to drive.
The best way to get from Bradford to Galston without a car is to train which takes 5h 54m and costs £85 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Bradford to Galston, including transfers.
Bradford to Galston bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Cultural C station.
The best way to get from Bradford to Galston is to train which takes 5h 54m and costs £85 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £50 and takes 9h 30m.
There is no direct flight from Leeds Bradford Airport to Glasgow Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 10m and has one stopover.
Bradford to Galston bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.

- Distance: 164 miles
- Duration: 5h 54m
What companies run services between Bradford, England and Galston, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bradford to Galston via Preston, Glasgow Central, Kilmarnock, and Bus Station in around 5h 54m. Alternatively, Megabus UK operates a bus from Cultural C to Buchanan Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost £25 - £35 and the journey takes 6h 5m. Two other operators also service this route.

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £360
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55 - £280
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £280
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £280
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £280
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £250
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £250
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £250
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £250
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Belfast City, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £250
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove), Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £250
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove), London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £250
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £180
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £180

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £490
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £490
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150 - £550
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £550
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £650
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £450

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £240
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £240
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £240
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220

- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £490
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £490
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150 - £550
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £650
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £450

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,400
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,100

- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £1,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £1,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £1,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Glasgow via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £1,000

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester to Glasgow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470 - £1,400

- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9 - £13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9 - £13
Train from Shipley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12 - £17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12 - £17
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7 - £11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7 - £11
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6 - £9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6 - £9

- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70 - £180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £70 - £100
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120 - £180

- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75 - £170
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £75 - £110
- Anytime 1st Class
- £120 - £170
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £15 - £23
- Anytime 1st Class
- £20 - £28

- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22 - £35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £22 - £35
Train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6 - £10
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6 - £10

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110 - £380
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110 - £170
- 1st Class
- £260 - £380
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55 - £160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55 - £85
- 1st Class
- £110 - £160

- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Cultural C to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25 - £35
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables

- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Dyer Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Leeds to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29 - £40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Book at
- https://shop.global.flixbus.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Bradford to Galston is 200 miles. It takes approximately 3h 39m to drive from Bradford to Galston.
easyJet, Ryanair, Aer Lingus and two other airlines offer flights from Leeds Bradford Airport to Glasgow Airport.
There are 346+ hotels available in Galston. Prices start at £26 per night.
The best way to get from Bradford to Leeds Bradford Airport is to bus which takes 49 min and costs £2.