There are 8 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Glasgow by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 46m£46–139Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn10
5h 25m£7–45Drive 179.9 mi
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Glasgowcar 179.9 mi
3h 23m£44–64Train to Newcastle, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NCL - GLA
6h 16m£63–135Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Carlisletrain Middlesbrough - Carlisle / ...
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 15m£24–115Bus via Newcastle upon Tyne
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 19 to Eldon Square Bus Station Stand Ebus X10
- Take the bus from Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Library to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 56bus megabus M20
6h 42m£16–24Train to Newcastle, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Stationbus
7h 27m£41–198Fly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MME - GLA
6h 9m£94–500
Middlesbrough to Glasgow by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Glasgow is to bus via Newcastle upon Tyne which costs £16 - £24 and takes 6h 42m.
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 four times a day, 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 46m.
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 46m and costs £45 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 46m 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 46m and costs £45 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £7 - £45 and takes 5h 25m, you could also fly, which costs £90 - £500 and takes 6h 9m.
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 46m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Buchanan Bus Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost £7–27 and the journey takes 5h 25m. National Express also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–160
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–160
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- 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
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- 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
- £17–18
- 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
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- 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
- £5–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 19 to Eldon Square Bus Station Stand E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Library to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 56
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Middlesbrough to Glasgow bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan 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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