There are 5 ways to get from Byres Road to East Kilbride by subway, train, bus, taxi, or car
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Subway, train
best- Take the subway from Hillhead SPT Subway Station to St Enoch SPT Subway Stationsubway Sub
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to East Kilbridetrain Glasgow Central - East Kilbride
1h 14m£5–10Drive 11.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Byres Road to East Kilbridecar 11.8 mi
18 min£3–5Line 18 bus
- Take the bus from Sauchiehall lane to St Brides Churchbus 18 / ...
1h 21m£4–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Byres Road to East Kilbridetaxi 11.8 mi
18 min£40–55Line 6 bus
- Take the bus from Saltoun Street to Bus Stationbus 6
1h 36m£4–7
Byres Road to East Kilbride by foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Byres Road to East Kilbride is to drive which costs £2 - £5 and takes 18 min.
The fastest way to get from Byres Road to East Kilbride is to taxi which takes 18 min and costs £40 - £55.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Saltoun Street and arriving at Bus Station station. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 1h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Byres Road station to East Kilbride. However, there are services departing from Hillhead SPT Subway Station and arriving at East Kilbride via Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 14m.
The distance between Byres Road and East Kilbride is 14 miles. The road distance is 11.9 miles.
The best way to get from Byres Road to East Kilbride without a car is to subway and train which takes 1h 14m and costs £5 - £11.
It takes approximately 1h 14m to get from Byres Road to East Kilbride, including transfers.
Byres Road to East Kilbride bus services, operated by First Greater Glasgow, depart from Sauchiehall lane station.
Byres Road to East Kilbride train services, operated by SPT Subway, depart from Hillhead SPT Subway Station.
Byres Road to East Kilbride bus services, operated by First Greater Glasgow, arrive at St Brides Church station.
What companies run services between Byres Road, Scotland and East Kilbride, Scotland?
First Greater Glasgow operates a bus from Sauchiehall lane to St Brides Church every 15 minutes. Tickets cost £3–5 and the journey takes 1h 2m.
- Phone
- +44 141 332 6811
- [email protected]
- Website
- spt.co.uk
Subway from Hillhead SPT Subway Station to St Enoch SPT Subway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- http://www.spt.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to East Kilbride
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Sauchiehall lane to St Brides Church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
Bus from Saltoun Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Estimated price
- £40–55
East Dunbartonshire T.O.A.
- Phone
- +44 141 762 1011
- Website
- eastdunbartonshiretaxi.co.uk
GET BLACK CAB
- Phone
- +44 141 554 1111
- Website
- getblackcab.com
Glasgow Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 141 429 7070
- Website
- glasgowtaxis.co.uk
Larkhall TOA Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1698 884714
- Website
- larkhalltoa.com
TOA Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1389 742121
- Website
- toataxislimited.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Byres Road to East Kilbride train services, operated by SPT Subway, arrive at St Enoch SPT Subway Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Byres Road to East Kilbride is 12 miles. It takes approximately 18 min to drive from Byres Road to East Kilbride.
There are 1528+ hotels available in East Kilbride.




