There are 8 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Glasgow by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Northallerton - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street / ...
3h 47m£59–170Bus via Edinburgh
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukx010 / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk090 / ...
5h 14m£18–44Drive 179.9 mi
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Glasgowcar 179.9 mi
3h 23m£44–64Train, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NCL - GLA
6h 7m£73–191Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Carlisletrain Middlesbrough - Carlisle / ...
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 14m£67–155Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn10
5h 25m£18–85Bus #2
- Take the bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Newcastle Coach Stationbus 172 / ...
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
6h 10m£35–88Train, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
7h 24m£68–226
Middlesbrough to Glasgow by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Glasgow is to bus via Edinburgh which costs £17 - £45 and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Glasgow is to drive which takes 3h 23m and costs £40 - £65.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bus Station Stand 11 station and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Middlesbrough to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Middlesbrough and arriving at Glasgow Queen Street via Darlington and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 47m.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Glasgow is 221 miles. The road distance is 181 miles.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Glasgow without a car is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs £55 - £170.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Middlesbrough to Glasgow, including transfers.
Middlesbrough to Glasgow bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
Middlesbrough to Glasgow train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Darlington station.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Glasgow is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs £55 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus via Edinburgh, which costs £17 - £45 and takes 5h 14m.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Glasgow, Scotland?
You can take a train from Middlesbrough to Glasgow Queen Street via Darlington and Edinburgh Waverley in around 3h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Buchanan Bus Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station in around 5h 14m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Newcastle Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Middlesbrough to Glasgow bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Middlesbrough to Glasgow train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Middlesbrough to Glasgow is 181 miles. It takes approximately 3h 23m to drive from Middlesbrough to Glasgow.
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