There are 8 ways to get from Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal by bus, train, car, plane, or ferry
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union StreetE8
- Take the bus from Union Street to Bank of ScotlandE6
8h 58mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Wick
11h 27m£38–100Train, bus via Stirling
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Take the train from Stirling to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus TerminalX99
10h 29m£45–131Drive 275.9 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal275.9 mi
5h 41m£70–100Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to InvernessGlasgow Queen Street - Inverness / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street ChurchX99
9h 3m£66–127Bus via Inverness
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3Uk093
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street ChurchX99
9h 41m£43–82Fly from Glasgow Airport, ferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)GLA - KOI
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
6h 38m£244–519Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)EDI - KOI
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
7h 18m£183–431
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal is to bus via Inverness which costs £40 - £85 and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal is to drive which takes 5h 41m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Ferry Terminal Road End via Union Street and Royal Bank of Scotland. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 58m.
The distance between Glasgow and Gills Bay Ferry Terminal is 324 miles. The road distance is 277.5 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal without a car is to bus which takes 8h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal, including transfers.
Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal is to bus which takes 8h 58m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £35 - £100 and takes 11h 27m.
Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Union Street station.
Gills Bay Ferry Terminal is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 10:19 PM in Glasgow and 11:19 PM in Gills Bay Ferry Terminal.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Gills Bay Ferry Terminal, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal via Union Street, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Ferry Terminal Road End in around 8h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Queen Street to Ferry Terminal via Perth, Inverness, Wick, and Bus Terminal in around 11h 27m.
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- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–390
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Stirling to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £2–3
- Sleeper Seat
- £3–5
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £35–41
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £2–3
- Sleeper Seat
- £2–4
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £28–32
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Union Street to Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
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Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal is 277 miles. It takes approximately 5h 41m to drive from Glasgow to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal.
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