There are 11 ways to get from Gloucester to Scotland by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Preston
best- Take the train from Gloucester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
6h 12mDrive 335.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Gloucester to Glasgowcar 335.2 mi
5h 32m£82–119Bus
- Take the bus from Gloucester to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus Uk077
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
8h 45mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
4h 13mTrain
- Take the train from Gloucester to Glasgow Centraltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central
7h 11mBus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Transport Hub to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 100
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
10h 10mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
4h 2mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Gloucester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
3h 59mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Gloucester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
3h 48mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Gloucester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
4h 47mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
5h 14m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gloucester to Scotland is to drive which costs £80 - £120 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Gloucester to Scotland is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Gloucester to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Gloucester and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Newhall St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gloucester and arriving at Glasgow Central. Services depart six times a week, and operate Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 7h 11m.
The distance between Gloucester and Scotland is 347 miles. The road distance is 337.2 miles.
The best way to get from Gloucester to Scotland without a car is to train via Preston which takes 6h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Gloucester to Scotland, including transfers.
Gloucester to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Gloucester station.
Gloucester to Scotland train services, operated by CrossCountry, depart from Gloucester station.
The best way to get from Gloucester to Scotland is to train via Preston which takes 6h 12m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 45m.
What companies run services between Gloucester, England and Scotland?
You can take a train from Gloucester to Glasgow Central via Birmingham New Street and Preston in around 6h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gloucester to Buchanan Bus Station via Newhall St in around 8h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Gloucester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Gloucester to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Gloucester to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Transport Hub to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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More Questions & Answers
Gloucester to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Gloucester to Scotland train services, operated by CrossCountry, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gloucester to Scotland is 337 miles. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Gloucester to Scotland.
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