There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Kabul by train or plane
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kabul (KBL)plane EDI - KBL
13h 47m$420–1,360Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kabul (KBL)plane GLA - KBL
15h 57m$432–1,415Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kabul (KBL)plane MAN - KBL
15h 46m$438–1,128Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kabul (KBL)plane NCL - KBL
19h 7m$538–1,765
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Kabul is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,200 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Kabul is to train and fly which takes 13h 47m and costs $420 - $1,400.
The distance between Glasgow and Kabul is 5933 km.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from Glasgow to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 4h 30m ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 12:57 AM in Glasgow and 5:27 AM in Kabul.
There are 19+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and Kam Air fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kabul (KBL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- 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
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- 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
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- 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
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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