There are 12 ways to get from Swindon to Balloch by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
4h 51m£60–139Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Regent Circus to Royal Well Bus Station
- Take the bus from Cheltenham to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
12h 43m£31–61Train via Wigan
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Parkway
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Wigan North Western
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
8h 55m£76–392Drive 383.7 mi
- Drive from Swindon to Balloch383.7 mi
6h 22m£96–139Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
5h 49m£71–157Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LHR - GLA
5h 9m£111–404Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
5h 39m£83–290Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
6h 15m£80–279Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SOU - GLA
5h 47m£81–288Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
7h 13m£93–292Train
- Take the train from Swindon to Cheltenham SpaLondon Paddington - Cheltenham Spa / ...
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Glasgow CentralPlymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
10h 25m£120–267Bus via Bingham House
- Take the bus from Arle Court Transport Hub to Birmingham Coach Station100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station590 / ...
14h 28m£49–93
Swindon to Balloch by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swindon to Balloch is to bus which costs £30 - £65 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Swindon to Balloch is to train and fly which takes 4h 51m and costs £55 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Swindon to Balloch. However, there are services departing from Regent Circus and arriving at Lower Stoneymollan Road via Promenade, Cheltenham, Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Swindon to Balloch. However, there are services departing from Swindon and arriving at Balloch via Bristol Parkway, Birmingham New Street, Wigan North Western and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 55m.
The distance between Swindon and Balloch is 385 miles. The road distance is 386 miles.
The best way to get from Swindon to Balloch without a car is to train via Wigan which takes 8h 55m and costs £75 - £400.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Swindon to Balloch, including transfers.
Swindon to Balloch bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Regent Circus station.
Swindon to Balloch train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Swindon station.
The best way to get from Swindon to Balloch is to train via Wigan which takes 8h 55m and costs £75 - £400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £65 and takes 12h 43m.
What companies run services between Swindon, England and Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland?
You can take a train from Swindon to Balloch via Bristol Parkway, Birmingham New Street, Wigan North Western, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level in around 8h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Regent Circus to Lower Stoneymollan Road via Royal Well Bus Station, Promenade, Arle Court Transport Hub, Cheltenham, Newhall St, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 12h 43m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–310
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Regent Circus to Royal Well Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cheltenham to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Arle Court Transport Hub to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Swindon to Balloch bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Royal Well Bus Station.
Swindon to Balloch train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at Bristol Parkway station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swindon to Balloch is 386 miles. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Swindon to Balloch.
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