There are 8 ways to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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 Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GLA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostendetrain
5h 43m€90–251Bus via Dover
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Brugesbus
18h 38m€82–140Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Courtrai to Ostendetrain Ic / ...
10h 48m€246–461Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ostendcar
9h 25m€283–348Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GLA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Ostendetrain
5h 25m€109–347Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane GLA - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Courtrai to Ostendetrain
6h 5m€106–289Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brugesbus N814
19h 54m€120–268Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ostendcar
10h 33m€157–270
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend is to bus via Dover which costs €80 - €140 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend is to fly and train which takes 5h 25m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend. However, there are services departing from Terminal Building and arriving at Oostende Gouwelozestraat via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover and Brugge Station perron C7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Ostende via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Flandres and Courtrai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 48m.
The distance between Glasgow Airport (GLA) and Ostend is 939 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend without a car is to train which takes 10h 48m and costs €240 - €470.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend, including transfers.
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend is to train which takes 10h 48m and costs €240 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 18h 38m.
What companies run services between Glasgow Airport (GLA), Scotland and Ostend, Belgium?
You can take a bus from Terminal Building to Ostende via Waterloo Lane, Glasgow Central, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lille Flandres, and Courtrai in around 10h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Building to Oostende Gouwelozestraat via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, Bruges, and Brugge Station perron C7 in around 18h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Courtrai to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Courtrai to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- €160–280
- 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
- €150–240
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ostend is 1h ahead of Glasgow Airport (GLA). It is currently 4:05 AM in Glasgow Airport (GLA) and 5:05 AM in Ostend.
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ostend train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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