There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Kabul by bus, plane, or train
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
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kabul (KBL)plane EDI - KBL
14h 2m$427–1,422Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kabul (KBL)plane GLA - KBL
14h 13m$472–1,515Train, 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
16h 12m$448–1,179Train, 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
16h 28m$558–1,965
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 $440 - $1,200 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Kabul is to bus and fly which takes 14h 2m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Glasgow and Kabul is 5914 km.
It takes approximately 14h 2m to get from Glasgow to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 3h 30m ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 1:28 PM in Glasgow and 4:58 PM in Kabul.
There are 22+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and Ariana Afghan Airlines 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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
- $24–40
- 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
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
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
- 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
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
- 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
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
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