There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to John o' Groats by train, bus, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train, bus via Perth • 8 h 6 min
$66 - $97
Cheapest option
Bus • 8 h 21 min
$50 - $70
9 alternative options
Train, bus • 8 h 10 min
$65 - $85
Bus via Halbeath, Park & Ride • 10 h 19 min
$50 - $73
Train • 10 h 56 min
$80 - $128
Drive • 5 h 29 min
$60 - $90
Fly Glasgow to Kirkwall, bus • 5 h 29 min
$130 - $322
Bus to Edinburgh, fly to Wick • 4 h 38 min
$98 - $369
Bus to Edinburgh, fly to Kirkwall, bus • 6 h 7 min
$132 - $318
Fly Glasgow to Inverness, bus • 7 h 59 min
$144 - $286
Train to Aberdeen, fly to Wick • 6 h 40 min
$167 - $551
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to John o' Groats is to bus which costs £35 - £55 and takes 8 h 21 min.
The quickest way to get from Glasgow to John o' Groats is to bus and fly which costs £75 - £290 and takes 4 h 38 min.
The distance between Glasgow and John o' Groats is 198 miles. The road distance is 286.7 miles.
It takes approximately 8 h 6 min to get from Glasgow to John o' Groats, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to John o' Groats. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at John o' Groats, Post Office via Inverness, Bus Station and Wick, Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8 h 21 min.
The best way to get from Glasgow to John o' Groats is to bus which takes 8 h 21 min and costs £35 - £55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £60 - £100 and takes 10 h 56 min.
- Distance: 197.8 miles
- Duration: 8 h 6 min
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and John o' Groats, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Glasgow to John o' Groats via Inverness, Bus Station and Wick, Bus Terminal in around 8 h 21 min. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow to John o' Groats via Perth, Inverness, Wick, and Wick, Bus Terminal in around 10 h 56 min.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $650
Flights from Edinburgh to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $650
Flights from Edinburgh to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $650
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $330
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $500
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $650
Flights from Edinburgh to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $650
Flights from Edinburgh to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $650
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $330
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $500
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $470
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 10 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $470
Flights from Aberdeen to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $350
Flights from Glasgow to Inverness via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $380
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 3 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18 - $23
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $11 - $16
- Anytime Day Single
- $18 - $23
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $40
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $16 - $23
- Anytime Day Single
- $30 - $40
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $65
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $28 - $40
- Anytime Day Single
- $45 - $65
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $60
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $27 - $40
- Anytime Day Single
- $45 - $60
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $55
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $24 - $35
- Anytime Day Single
- $40 - $55
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 2 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $22
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $14 - $22
- 1st Class
- $28 - $45
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- Phone
- +44 (0)1955 611353
- Website
- jogferry.co.uk
Bus from Inverness, Bus Station to John o' Groats, Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- jogferry.co.uk
Bus from Kirkwall, Travel Centre to John o' Groats, Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- jogferry.co.uk
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Inverness, Bus Station to Wick, Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13 - $19
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Halbeath, Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $9
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
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- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Inverness, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Schedules at
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Halbeath, Park & Ride to Inverness, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28 - $40
- Schedules at
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10 - $14
- Schedules at
- citylink.co.uk
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