There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to Charing Cross by train, bus, rideshare, plane, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
4h 45m£91–211Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Glasgow to London395.7 mi
7h 37m£23–45Bus via Golders Green station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Golders Green Stationbus 595 / ...
8h 12m£68–109Fly Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
3h 12m£76–330Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn13 / ...
10h 19m£51–120Drive 396.3 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Charing Crosscar 396.3 mi
6h 52m£98–142Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
3h 16m£76–322Fly Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GLA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
3h 24m£46–141Fly Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London Blackfriarstrain
3h 24m£54–143Fly Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport, subway
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the subway from Liverpool Street station to Embankment stationsubway
3h 46m£41–144Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
4h 17m£96–324
Glasgow to Charing Cross by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Charing Cross is to rideshare which costs £23 - £45 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Charing Cross is to fly which takes 3h 12m and costs £75 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Charing Cross station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Golders Green Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Charing Cross station. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Charing Cross station via Euston station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 45m.
The distance between Glasgow and Charing Cross is 402 miles. The road distance is 398.6 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Charing Cross without a car is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs £90 - £220.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Glasgow to Charing Cross, including transfers.
Glasgow to Charing Cross bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Charing Cross train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Charing Cross is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs £90 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus via Golders Green station, which costs £65 - £110 and takes 8h 12m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £330 and takes 3h 12m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Charing Cross, Greater London, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Glasgow Central to London Euston hourly. Tickets cost £130–210 and the journey takes 4h 38m. Caledonian Sleeper also services this route once daily. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Golders Green Station twice daily. Tickets cost £60–110 and the journey takes 7h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–360
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London Blackfriars
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–22
- Website
- Thameslink
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Liverpool Street station to Embankment station
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- 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
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- 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)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Glasgow to London
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Charing Cross bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Golders Green Station.
Glasgow to Charing Cross train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Charing Cross is 399 miles. It takes approximately 6h 52m to drive from Glasgow to Charing Cross.
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There are 21229+ hotels available in Charing Cross.
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