There are 13 ways to get from Glasgow to Fairford by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train via Bristol
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Swindontrain
7h 56m£212–315Bus via Gloucester
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Pointbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Arle Court Tpt Hubbus 100 / ...
11h 24m£49–73Drive 356 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Fairfordcar 356 mi
5h 55m£90–129Fly Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport, train, bus, line 77 bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindontrain
- Take the bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Streetbus
- Take the bus from Swindon Street to Churchill Placebus
6h 9m£54–148Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Gloucestertrain
9h 46m£125–195Train #2
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gloucestertrain Glasgow Central - Bristol Temple Meads
10h 25m£199–290Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Royal Wellbus 825
12h 4m£58–96Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train, bus, line 77 bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swindontrain
- Take the bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Streetbus
- Take the bus from Swindon Street to Churchill Placebus
6h 17m£109–410Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train, line 51 bus, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
- Take the bus from Promenade to The Forumbus
- Take the bus from The Forum to Leafield Roadbus
6h 32m£55–134Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train, bus, line 77 bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindontrain
- Take the bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Streetbus
- Take the bus from Swindon Street to Churchill Placebus
7h 11m£72–193Fly 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 Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swindontrain
6h 45m£93–216Fly Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport, subway, train, bus, line 77 bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the subway from Liverpool Street station to Paddingtonsubway
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swindontrain
- Take the bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Streetbus
- Take the bus from Swindon Street to Churchill Placebus
7h 2m£77–215Fly Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Swindontrain
6h 58m£78–238
Glasgow to Fairford by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Fairford is to bus via Gloucester which costs £45 - £75 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Fairford is to drive which takes 5h 55m and costs £85 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Fairford. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Leafield Road via Birmingham Coach Station, Arle Court Tpt Hub, Promenade and The Forum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Fairford. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Swindon via Warrington Bank Quay, Birmingham New Street and Bristol Parkway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 56m.
The distance between Glasgow and Fairford is 428 miles. The road distance is 358.1 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Fairford without a car is to train via Bristol which takes 7h 56m and costs £210 - £320.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Glasgow to Fairford, including transfers.
Glasgow to Fairford bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Fairford train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Fairford is to train via Bristol which takes 7h 56m and costs £210 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus via Gloucester, which costs £45 - £75 and takes 11h 24m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Fairford, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Fairford via Warrington Bank Quay, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Parkway, and Swindon in around 7h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leafield Road via Millennium Point, Birmingham Coach Station, Arle Court Tpt Hub, Promenade, and The Forum in around 11h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
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 Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
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 Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Gloucester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Gloucester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £190–290
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Liverpool Street station to Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Point
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Arle Court Tpt Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Royal Well
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Swindon Street to Churchill Place
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Swindon Street to Churchill Place
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Promenade to The Forum
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from The Forum to Leafield Road
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Swindon Street to Churchill Place
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Swindon Street to Churchill Place
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- Website
- Thames Travel
Bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Thames Travel
Bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Thames Travel
Bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Thames Travel
Bus from Fleming Way to Swindon Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Thames Travel
- Phone
- +44 1451 820369
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pulhams Coaches
Bus from The Forum to Leafield Road
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Pulhams Coaches
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Fairford bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Millennium Point station.
Glasgow to Fairford train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Fairford is 358 miles. It takes approximately 5h 55m to drive from Glasgow to Fairford.
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