There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Take the bus from Interchange to Houghton Le Springbus X1 / ...
3h 16mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Interchangebus Ukn10 / ...
5h 1m£19–29Drive 160.7 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Springcar 160.7 mi
2h 57m£40–58Fly from Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane GLA - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Interchangebus
5h 10mBus via Westmorland Rd-Discovery Msm
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Stationbus 180 / ...
5h 8m£26–42Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newcastle (NCL)plane EDI - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Interchangebus
6h 19m
Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring is to bus which costs £19 - £29 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring is to drive which takes 2h 57m and costs £35 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Houghton-Le-Spring. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Houghton Le Spring via Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Glasgow and Houghton-Le-Spring is 184 miles. The road distance is 161.6 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 16m to get from Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring, including transfers.
Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring is 162 miles. It takes approximately 2h 57m to drive from Glasgow to Houghton-Le-Spring.
There are 2270+ hotels available in Houghton-Le-Spring.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Houghton-Le-Spring, England?
FlixBus operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Interchange every 2 hours. Tickets cost £19–29 and the journey takes 4h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- 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
- 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
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- Website
- Go North East
Bus from Interchange to Houghton Le Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- Go North East
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0191 375 5727
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Interchange
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Interchange
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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