There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow to Anchorage by bus, plane, train, 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 to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane EDI - ANC
20h 47m$422–1,215Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Soldotna, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Soldotna (SXQ)plane EDI - SXQ
- Drive from Soldotna (SXQ) to Anchoragecar
23h 6m$367–953Fly Glasgow Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane GLA - ANC
19h 55m$437–1,508Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane NCL - ANC
31h 5m$553–1,958Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MAN - ANC
19h 13m$493–1,272Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kenai, drive
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kenai (ENA)plane EDI - ENA
- Drive from Kenai (ENA) to Anchoragecar
27h 6m$389–1,058Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BHX - ANC
20h 50m$529–1,315
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Anchorage is to bus and fly and drive which costs $360 - $1,000 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Anchorage is to train and fly which takes 19h 13m and costs $490 - $1,300.
The distance between Glasgow and Anchorage is 4214 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 47m to get from Glasgow to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 9h behind Glasgow. It is currently 8:32 PM in Glasgow and 11:32 AM in Anchorage.
There are 200+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Ryanair and Air Canada fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) 5 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Anchorage International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Anchorage International Airport via London Heathrow, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Anchorage International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Anchorage International Airport via London Heathrow, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Soldotna via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Soldotna via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- flygrant.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kenai via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kenai via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Anchorage International Airport via London Heathrow, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
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
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
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