There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell by bus, train, rideshare, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Thomas Graham Building to Watson Streetbus X11
27 min£4–6Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Glasgow to Motherwell13.3 mi
39 min£3Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Motherwelltrain Glasgow Central - Lanark / ...
37 min£4–11Bus via Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to High Roadbus X11
31 min£4–6Line 240 bus
- Take the bus from Gallery of Modern Art to Pollock Streetbus N240 / ...
1h 23m£4–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwelltaxi 13.1 mi
19 min£45–60Drive 13.1 mi
- Drive from Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwellcar 13.1 mi
19 min£4–5
Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell is to rideshare which costs £3 and takes 39 min.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell is to taxi which takes 19 min and costs £45 - £60.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Thomas Graham Building and arriving at Watson Street. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 23 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Motherwell. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 26 min.
The distance between Glasgow Queen Street and Motherwell is 14 miles. The road distance is 13.1 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell without a car is to bus which takes 27 min and costs £4 - £6.
The bus from Thomas Graham Building to Watson Street takes 23 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell bus services, operated by First Greater Glasgow, depart from Thomas Graham Building station.
Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell is to bus which takes 27 min and costs £4 - £6. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £4 - £11 and takes 37 min.
What companies run services between Glasgow Queen Street, Scotland and Motherwell, Scotland?
First Greater Glasgow operates a bus from Thomas Graham Building to Watson Street every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £4–6 and the journey takes 23 min. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, ScotRail operates a train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell every 15 minutes. Tickets cost £5–11 and the journey takes 26 min. Four other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Thomas Graham Building to Watson Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to High Road
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Gallery of Modern Art to Pollock Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 141 332 6811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stuarts Coaches UK
Bus from Thomas Graham Building to Watson Street
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Stuarts Coaches UK
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to High Road
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Stuarts Coaches UK
- Phone
- 01698 386 030
- [email protected]
- Website
- JMB Travel
Bus from Thomas Graham Building to Watson Street
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JMB Travel
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to High Road
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JMB Travel
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Glasgow to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Estimated price
- £45–60
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
Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell bus services, operated by First Greater Glasgow, arrive at Watson Street station.
Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Motherwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell is 13 miles. It takes approximately 19 min to drive from Glasgow Queen Street to Motherwell.
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