There are 12 ways to get from Glasgow to Calais by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain Tgv
8h 43m€242–450Bus via Dover
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Calaisbus 700
14h 55m€73–120Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Calaisbus N380 / ...
11h 10m€159–308Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
8h 24m€269–328Fly Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane GLA - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain
7h 3m€116–305Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Calaisbus N380 / ...
14h 55m€106–239Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
9h 20m€143–248Fly Glasgow Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain
7h 10m€201–566Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane EDI - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain
8h 2m€125–308Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane EDI - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
9h 23m€78–265Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane EDI - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Calais Villetrain
9h 14m€82–253Fly Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GLA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain
8h 45m€168–420
Glasgow to Calais by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Calais is to bus via Dover which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Calais is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Calais. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Calais via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Calais. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Calais Ville via London St Pancras Intl and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 43m.
The distance between Glasgow and Calais is 1015 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Calais without a car is to train which takes 8h 43m and costs €240 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Glasgow to Calais, including transfers.
Glasgow to Calais bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Calais train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Calais is to train which takes 8h 43m and costs €240 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €240 and takes 14h 55m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Calais, France?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Calais Ville via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, and Lille Europe in around 8h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Calais via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals and London Victoria in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Amiens to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Glasgow to Calais bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Calais is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 3:21 AM in Glasgow and 4:21 AM in Calais.
Glasgow to Calais train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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