There are 8 ways to get from Glasgow to Bootle by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Westerntrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Wigan North Western - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
4h 11m£67–126Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Whifflet to Prestontrain Southbound
- Take the bus from Duke Street to Riversdale Roadbus 47
6h 15m£38–68Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
5h 2m£39–64Drive 208.9 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Bootlecar 208.9 mi
3h 49m£52–75Fly Glasgow Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
5h 6m£59–188Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
5h 36m£79–222Fly Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
6h 43m£67–206Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 24m£56–168
Glasgow to Bootle by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Bootle is to train and bus which costs £35 - £70 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Bootle is to drive which takes 3h 49m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Bootle. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Port of Liverpool via Liverpool, Liverpool One and Queen Square Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Bootle. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Seaforth & Litherland via Wigan North Western and Liverpool Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 11m.
The distance between Glasgow and Bootle is 232 miles. The road distance is 210.2 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Bootle without a car is to train which takes 4h 11m and costs £65 - £130.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Glasgow to Bootle, including transfers.
Glasgow to Bootle bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Bootle train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Bootle is to train which takes 4h 11m and costs £65 - £130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 5h 2m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £190 and takes 5h 6m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Bootle, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Seaforth & Litherland via Wigan North Western, Liverpool Lime Street, and Liverpool Central in around 4h 11m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One twice a week. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 4h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Whifflet to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Duke Street to Riversdale Road
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Duke Street to Riversdale Road
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Bootle bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Glasgow to Bootle train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Wigan North Western station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Bootle is 210 miles. It takes approximately 3h 49m to drive from Glasgow to Bootle.
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