There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to Imola by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EDI - BLQ
7h 13m€68–238Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
19h 12m€397–737Train, bus via Antony
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bologna Centralebus
25h 29m€380–693Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Imolacar
21h 37m€474–624Fly Glasgow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane GLA - BLQ
8h 9m€73–171Fly Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane GLA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
9h 19m€119–323Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane EDI - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
8h 56m€85–225Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
8h 40m€100–287Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Monstrain Ter
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Modenabus
- Take the train from Modena to Imolatrain
28h 25m€350–564Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Stationbus
36h 51m€172–338Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Imolacar
22h 38m€367–578
Glasgow to Imola by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Imola is to fly which costs €70 - €180 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Imola is to bus and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Imola. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Carducci - Savonarola via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Imola. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Imola via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 12m.
The distance between Glasgow and Imola is 1740 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Imola without a car is to train which takes 19h 12m and costs €390 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Glasgow to Imola, including transfers.
Glasgow to Imola bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Imola train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Imola is to train which takes 19h 12m and costs €390 - €750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €180 and takes 8h 9m, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €340 and takes 36h 51m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Imola, Italy?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Imola via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 19h 12m. Alternatively, Airbus France, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- 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
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- 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
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modena to Imola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- €9–18
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–18
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–18
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–18
- 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
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Imola bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Imola is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 6:06 AM in Glasgow and 7:06 AM in Imola.
Glasgow to Imola train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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