There are 10 ways to get from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
4h 44m£125–195Fly Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
6h 56m£57–157Bus via Manchester
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Piccadilly Fairfield St to Alton Towersbus
7h 12mDrive 255.4 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station)car 255.4 mi
4h 32m£62–89Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the bus from Wolverhampton Police Station to Alton Towersbus
5h 30mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the bus from Warrington to Alton Towersbus
5h 22mTrain, bus via Preston
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Piccadilly Fairfield St to Alton Towersbus
6h 28mBus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Piccadilly Fairfield St to Alton Towersbus
8h 11mBus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the bus from Wolverhampton Police Station to Alton Towersbus
6h 18mFly Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the bus from Nottingham Mount St to Alton Towersbus
6h 58m
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) is to drive which costs £60 - £90 and takes 4h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) is to drive which takes 4h 32m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Alton Towers (Station). However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Alton Towers via Piccadilly and Manchester Piccadilly Fairfield St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station). However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Longton via Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 44m.
The distance between Glasgow and Alton Towers (Station) is 272 miles. The road distance is 256.9 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) without a car is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs £120 - £200.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station), including transfers.
Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs £120 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus via Manchester, which costs and takes 7h 12m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £160 and takes 6h 56m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Alton Towers (Station), England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Glasgow Central to Crewe every 4 hours. Tickets cost £85–150 and the journey takes 3h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Alton Towers via Shudehill Interchange, Piccadilly, Travis Street, and Manchester Piccadilly Fairfield St in around 7h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 330 174 0598
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Manchester Piccadilly Fairfield St to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Wolverhampton Police Station to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Warrington to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Manchester Piccadilly Fairfield St to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Manchester Piccadilly Fairfield St to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Wolverhampton Police Station to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Nottingham Mount St to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
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More Questions & Answers
Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station) is 257 miles. It takes approximately 4h 32m to drive from Glasgow to Alton Towers (Station).
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