There are 8 ways to get from Glasgow to Castletown by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain Glasgow Queen Street - Inverness / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hallbus X99
7h 38m£82–146Bus via Royal Bank of Scotland
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotlandbus Ember
8h 39m£33–45Train, bus via Perth
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hallbus X99
8h 51m£65–147Drive 267.8 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Castletowncar 267.8 mi
5h 35m£66–94Fly Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall, ferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry
7h 25m£207–429Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus Uk093
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hallbus X99
8h 16m£34–62Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kirkwall, ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry
8h 3m£202–448Fly Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane GLA - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hallbus
9h 47m£94–215
Glasgow to Castletown by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Castletown is to bus via Royal Bank of Scotland which costs £30 - £45 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Castletown is to drive which takes 5h 35m and costs £65 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Castletown. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Drill Hall via Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 16m.
The distance between Glasgow and Castletown is 301 miles. The road distance is 269.4 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Castletown without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 38m and costs £80 - £150.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Glasgow to Castletown, including transfers.
Glasgow to Castletown bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Castletown bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bus Station Stance 3.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Castletown is 269 miles. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Glasgow to Castletown.
There are 116+ hotels available in Castletown.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Castletown, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Drill Hall via Bus Station Stance 3 in around 8h 16m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- [email protected]
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
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