There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge by plane, train, bus, rideshare, or car
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Fly to London Stansted Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
2h 14m£31–130Train via London
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain London Kings Cross - Kings Lynn / ...
6h 44m£159–304Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Streetbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18bus Uk083
11h 5m£42–80Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Glasgow-GLA to Cambridge358.4 mi
5h 59mDrive 358.4 mi
- Drive from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridgecar 358.4 mi
5h 59m£87–125Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
3h 23m£101–387Fly to Luton Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Parksidebus
3h 25m£43–137Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
3h 4m£106–386Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Cambridgetrain
7h 16m£136–240Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Streettrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cambridgetrain Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport / ...
8h 54m£173–344Bus via Collingham
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Lost Village Festival Sitebus Lv2
- Take the bus from Lost Village Festival Site to Parksidebus Lv1
12h 9m£75–185
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge is to bus which costs £40 - £80 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge is to fly which takes 2h 14m and costs £30 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge. However, there are services departing from Terminal Building and arriving at Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 via Buchanan Bus Station and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Cambridge via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 44m.
The distance between Glasgow Airport (GLA) and Cambridge is 361 miles. The road distance is 360.5 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge without a car is to train via London which takes 6h 44m and costs £150 - £310.
It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge, including transfers.
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge is to fly which takes 2h 14m and costs £30 - £130. Alternatively, you can train via London, which costs £150 - £310 and takes 6h 44m, you could also bus, which costs £40 - £80 and takes 11h 5m.
What companies run services between Glasgow Airport (GLA), Scotland and Cambridge, England?
Ryanair UK, easyJet, and Ryanair fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Building to Cambridge via Waterloo Lane, Glasgow Central, London Euston, and King's Cross in around 6h 44m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Lost Village Festival Site
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Lost Village Festival Site to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- National Express
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Glasgow-GLA to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
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More Questions & Answers
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall Street station.
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge is 361 miles. It takes approximately 5h 59m to drive from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge.
Book your Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cambridge bus tickets online with FlixBus.
There are 901+ hotels available in Cambridge.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Glasgow Airport (GLA) and Cambridge. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.









































