There are 10 ways to get from Glasgow to Cleethorpes by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Cleethorpestrain
6h 6m£73–214Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Hull Interchangebus 131 / ...
9h 50m£41–65Drive 271.3 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Cleethorpescar 271.3 mi
4h 55m£68–98Fly Glasgow Airport to Humberside Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane GLA - HUY
6h 51m£48–221Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Doncastertrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Doncaster to Cleethorpestrain Liverpool Lime Street - Cleethorpes / ...
6h 30m£79–207Bus, train
- Take the bus from Glasgow to Sheffield Meadowhall Interchangebus Uk010 / ...
- Take the train from Meadowhall to Cleethorpestrain Liverpool Lime Street - Cleethorpes / ...
10h 4m£52–84Fly 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 Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Cleethorpestrain
6h 30m£78–191Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Cleethorpestrain
7h 32m£98–236Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Cleethorpestrain
7h 19m£118–419Fly Glasgow Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Cleethorpestrain
6h 58m£123–438
Glasgow to Cleethorpes by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Cleethorpes is to bus which costs £40 - £65 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Cleethorpes is to drive which takes 4h 55m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Cleethorpes. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at St Peters Avenue via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, Hull Interchange, Railway Station and Riverhead Exchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Cleethorpes. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Queen Street and arriving at Cleethorpes via Edinburgh Waverley and Doncaster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 6m.
The distance between Glasgow and Cleethorpes is 335 miles. The road distance is 272.9 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Cleethorpes without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 6h 6m and costs £70 - £220.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Glasgow to Cleethorpes, including transfers.
Glasgow to Cleethorpes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Cleethorpes train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Glasgow Queen Street station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Cleethorpes is to train via Edinburgh which takes 6h 6m and costs £70 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £65 and takes 9h 50m, you could also fly, which costs £45 - £230 and takes 6h 51m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Cleethorpes, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Queen Street to Cleethorpes via Edinburgh Waverley and Doncaster in around 6h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to St Peters Avenue via Leeds City Bus Station, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, Hull Interchange, Railway Station, and Riverhead Exchange in around 9h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- 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
- £18–30
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Meadowhall to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Glasgow to Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Hull Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Cleethorpes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Glasgow to Cleethorpes train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Cleethorpes is 273 miles. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from Glasgow to Cleethorpes.
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