There are 9 ways to get from Formby to Glasgow by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Wigan Wallgate
best- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 19m£33–139Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk030
6h 18m£17–60Drive 207.5 mi
- Drive from Formby to Glasgowcar 207.5 mi
3h 46m£50–73Train to Liverpool, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Formby to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
4h 38m£53–129Train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Centraltrain Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central
5h 1m£37–117Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
5h 47m£62–172Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
6h£57–149Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
5h 33m£39–143Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
6h 22m£50–166
Formby to Glasgow by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Formby to Glasgow is to bus which costs £16 - £65 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Formby to Glasgow is to drive which takes 3h 46m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Formby to Glasgow station. However, there are services departing from Formby Gardens and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Duke Street and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Formby to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Formby and arriving at Glasgow Central via Southport and Wigan North Western. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Formby and Glasgow is 231 miles. The road distance is 208.8 miles.
The best way to get from Formby to Glasgow without a car is to train via Wigan Wallgate which takes 4h 19m and costs £30 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Formby to Glasgow, including transfers.
Formby to Glasgow bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Formby to Glasgow train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Wigan North Western station.
The best way to get from Formby to Glasgow is to train via Wigan Wallgate which takes 4h 19m and costs £30 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £16 - £65 and takes 6h 18m.
What companies run services between Formby, England and Glasgow, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central hourly. Tickets cost £21–120 and the journey takes 2h 36m. TransPennine Express also services this route 3 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station every 2 hours. Tickets cost £9–17 and the journey takes 3h 55m. National Express also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Formby to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.merseyrail.org/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Formby to Glasgow bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Formby to Glasgow train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Formby to Glasgow is 209 miles. It takes approximately 3h 46m to drive from Formby to Glasgow.
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