There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Afghanistan by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kabul
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kabul (KBL)plane EDI - KBL
12h 42m$457–1,628Fly Glasgow Airport to Kabul
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kabul (KBL)plane GLA - KBL
14h 14m$562–1,915Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kabul
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kabul (KBL)plane MAN - KBL
14h 43m$531–1,310Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Kabul
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kabul (KBL)plane NCL - KBL
17h 18m$671–2,295Fly Glasgow Airport to Mazar-e Sharif
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR)plane GLA - MZR
19h 7m$916–2,420
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Afghanistan is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,400 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Afghanistan is to bus and fly which takes 12h 42m and costs $450 - $1,700.
The distance between Glasgow and Afghanistan is 5914 km.
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Glasgow to Afghanistan, including transfers.
Afghanistan is 3h 30m ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 5:45 AM in Glasgow and 9:15 AM in Afghanistan.
There are 24+ hotels available in Afghanistan.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Afghanistan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and Ariana Afghan Airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kabul (KBL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Newcastle to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Newcastle to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
- $28–55
- 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
- $11–21
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
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