There are 10 ways to get from Alicante to Glasgow by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ALC - GLA
5h 45m£39–159Train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
22h 55m£404–829Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alicante to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Glasgowcar
36h 46m£308–927Bus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
42h 3m£206–469Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ALC - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
6h 36m£48–119Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane ALC - PIK
- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Centraltrain
6h 29m£62–204Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ALC - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
8h 26m£76–238Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santandertrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Glasgow Centraltrain
40h 33m£524–1,227Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Alicante to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
44h 55m£237–448Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Alicante to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
26h 28m£457–620
Alicante to Glasgow by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Glasgow is to fly which costs £35 - £160 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Glasgow is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs £35 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Glasgow station. However, there are services departing from Alicante and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Glasgow Central via Barcelona-Sants, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 55m.
The distance between Alicante and Glasgow is 1251 miles.
The best way to get from Alicante to Glasgow without a car is to train which takes 22h 55m and costs £400 - £850.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Alicante to Glasgow, including transfers.
Alicante to Glasgow bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Alicante station.
Alicante to Glasgow train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Glasgow is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs £35 - £160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £400 - £850 and takes 22h 55m, you could also bus, which costs £200 - £470 and takes 42h 3m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Glasgow, Scotland?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and easyJet fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Glasgow Central via Barcelona-Sants, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 22h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–80
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £330–470
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Alicante to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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Alicante to Glasgow bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Glasgow is 1h behind Alicante. It is currently 3:27 AM in Alicante and 2:27 AM in Glasgow.
Alicante to Glasgow train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
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