There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow to Oldham by train, bus, night bus, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 3h 58m
£70 - £280
Cheapest option
Night bus • 5h 43m
£12 - £16
5 alternative options
Bus • 5h 37m
£17 - £28
Drive • 3h 36m
£30 - £50
Fly to Manchester • 5h 34m
£55 - £220
Fly to Liverpool, train • 5h 53m
£57 - £237
Fly to Birmingham, train • 6h 2m
£87 - £395
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Oldham is to night bus which costs £11 - £16 and takes 5h 43m.
The quickest way to get from Glasgow to Oldham is to drive which costs £30 - £50 and takes 3h 36m.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Oldham. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Oldham, King Street via Piccadilly Gardens. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Oldham. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Oldham King Street via Wigan North Western and Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 58m.
The distance between Glasgow and Oldham is 183 miles. The road distance is 220.2 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Oldham without a car is to train which takes 3h 58m and costs £70 - £280.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Glasgow to Oldham, including transfers.
Glasgow to Oldham bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Oldham train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Oldham is to train which takes 3h 58m and costs £70 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £16 - £28 and takes 5h 37m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £220 and takes 5h 34m.
- Distance: 183 miles
- Duration: 3h 58m
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Oldham, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western hourly. Tickets cost £75 - £270 and the journey takes 2h 34m. TransPennine Express Service also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Megabus UK operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange once daily. Tickets cost £14 - £24 and the journey takes 4h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75 - £420
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75 - £420
Flights from Glasgow to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80 - £330
Flights from Glasgow to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80 - £330
Flights from Glasgow to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80 - £330
Flights from Glasgow to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £260
Flights from Glasgow to Birmingham via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £750
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70 - £490
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £490
Flights from Glasgow to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £750
Flights from Glasgow to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100 - £500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100 - £450
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow to Manchester via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £490
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75 - £270
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £75 - £110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £200 - £270
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60 - £95
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £23 - £35
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £45 - £70
- Anytime Day Single
- £60 - £95
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11 - £20
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £11 - £15
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £14 - £20
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £23
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £19
- Off-Peak Single
- £11 - £17
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £15 - £23
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £160
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £45 - £60
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £100 - £160
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- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14 - £24
- Website
- Megabus UK
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National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Night bus from Glasgow to Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9 - £12
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 5m and has one stopover.
Glasgow to Oldham bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Glasgow to Oldham train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Wigan North Western station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Oldham is 220 miles. It takes approximately 3h 36m to drive from Glasgow to Oldham.
Aer Lingus, Jet2.com, TUI Airways and four other airlines offer flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport.
There are 398+ hotels available in Oldham. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Glasgow Airport is to line 500 bus which takes 19 min and costs £8.