There are 11 ways to get from Dorset to Glasgow by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Take the train from Weymouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
5h 29m£63–226Train via Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Wolverhamptontrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
10h 5m£197–314Bus
- Take the bus from South Station to Glastonbury Festival Coach Parkbus G30
- Take the bus from Glastonbury Festival Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Stationbus G3
14h 9m£66–120Drive 429.8 mi
- Drive from Dorset to Glasgowcar 429.8 mi
7h 33m£107–154Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
7h 15m£69–173Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Weymouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
6h 36m£102–251Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Weymouth to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
7h 10m£109–369Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
7h 58m£76–188Bus, train to Bournemouth Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Furzehill to Tescobus
- Take the bus from Tesco to Poole stationbus
- Take the train from Poole to Bournemouthtrain
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BOH - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
7hTrain
- Take the train from Weymouth to Bournemouthtrain Weymouth - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Glasgow Centraltrain Bournemouth - Glasgow Central
12h 27m£263–396Train via Newport
- Take the train from Weymouth to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Centraltrain
12h 55m£163–280
Dorset to Glasgow by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dorset to Glasgow is to bus which costs £65 - £120 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Dorset to Glasgow is to train and fly which takes 5h 29m and costs £60 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Dorset to Glasgow station. However, there are services departing from Dorchester Road Traffic Lights and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via South Station and Glastonbury Festival Coach Park. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Dorset to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Moreton (Dorset) and arriving at Glasgow Central via Bournemouth and Wolverhampton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
The distance between Dorset and Glasgow is 455 miles. The road distance is 432.3 miles.
The best way to get from Dorset to Glasgow without a car is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 10h 5m and costs £190 - £320.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Dorset to Glasgow, including transfers.
Dorset to Glasgow bus services, operated by National Express, depart from South Station.
Dorset to Glasgow train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bournemouth station.
The best way to get from Dorset to Glasgow is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 10h 5m and costs £190 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £120 and takes 14h 9m.
What companies run services between Dorset, England and Glasgow, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Dorset to Glasgow Central via Moreton (Dorset), Bournemouth, and Wolverhampton in around 10h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dorchester Road Traffic Lights to Buchanan Bus Station via South Station and Glastonbury Festival Coach Park in around 14h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Weymouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Weymouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Weymouth to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Poole to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Weymouth to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £250–370
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wolverhampton to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Weymouth to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from South Station to Glastonbury Festival Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Glastonbury Festival Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 01202 338 420
- [email protected]
- Website
- Damory Coaches
Bus from Furzehill to Tesco
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Damory Coaches
- Phone
- +44 1202 338420
- [email protected]
- Website
- More Bus
Bus from Tesco to Poole station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- More Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Dorset to Glasgow bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Glastonbury Festival Coach Park station.
Dorset to Glasgow train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Wolverhampton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dorset to Glasgow is 432 miles. It takes approximately 7h 33m to drive from Dorset to Glasgow.
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