There are 13 ways to get from Glasgow to Leicester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Crewe
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Nuneatontrain Crewe - London Euston / ...
5h 26m£107–210Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus
4h 12m£35–111Bus via Leeds
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 240 / ...
8h 45m£44–85Drive 301.7 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Leicestercar 301.7 mi
5h 12m£74–106Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Derbytrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Derby to Leicestertrain Sheffield - London St Pancras International / ...
6h 30m£207–288Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Leicestertrain
6h 39m£134–221Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
9h 25m£65–160Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus
5h£42–120Fly 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 Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
4h 20m£77–196Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
4h 29m£125–414Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
5h 8m£71–195Fly Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
5h 51m£88–220Fly Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
5h 57m£101–208
Glasgow to Leicester by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Leicester is to bus via Leeds which costs £40 - £90 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Leicester is to fly and bus which takes 4h 12m and costs £35 - £120.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Buchanan Bus Station station and arriving at St Margaret's Bus Station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Leicester. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Leicester via Crewe and Nuneaton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 26m.
The distance between Glasgow and Leicester is 322 miles. The road distance is 303.5 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Leicester without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 5h 26m and costs £100 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Glasgow to Leicester, including transfers.
Glasgow to Leicester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Leicester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Leicester is to train via Crewe which takes 5h 26m and costs £100 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus via Leeds, which costs £40 - £90 and takes 8h 45m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Leicester, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Leicester via Crewe and Nuneaton in around 5h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station via Leeds City Bus Station and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station in around 8h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- 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
- £230–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
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More Questions & Answers
Glasgow to Leicester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Glasgow to Leicester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Leicester is 303 miles. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Glasgow to Leicester.
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