There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow to North Shields by train, subway, bus, car, or plane
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Train, subway
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Take the subway from Central Station to North Shieldssubway Yel
3h 7m£39–115Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to John Dobson Streetbus Ukn10 / ...
5h 13m£18–27Bus, line 301 bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Central Stn Clayton St to Albion Road - Upper Camden Streetbus 301
5h 12mDrive 155.3 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to North Shieldscar 155.3 mi
2h 51m£39–57Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane GLA - NCL
5h 8m£75–199Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newcastle (NCL)plane EDI - NCL
5h 49m£55–219
Glasgow to North Shields by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to North Shields is to bus which costs £18 - £27 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to North Shields is to drive which takes 2h 51m and costs £35 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to North Shields. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Albion Road - Upper Camden Street via Central Stn Clayton St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to North Shields. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Queen Street and arriving at North Shields via Edinburgh Waverley and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 7m.
The distance between Glasgow and North Shields is 183 miles. The road distance is 156.2 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to North Shields without a car is to train and subway which takes 3h 7m and costs £35 - £120.
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Glasgow to North Shields, including transfers.
Glasgow to North Shields bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to North Shields train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Glasgow Queen Street station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to North Shields is to bus and line 301 bus which takes 5h 12m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £75 - £200 and takes 5h 8m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and North Shields, England?
You can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Albion Road - Upper Camden Street via Newcastle Coach Station and Central Stn Clayton St in around 5h 12m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Newcastle (NCL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- 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
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- 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
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- 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 27m
- 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
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 191 20 20 747
- Website
- Nexus Metro
Subway from Central Station to North Shields
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Nexus Metro
- 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
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- Website
- Go North East
Bus from Central Stn Clayton St to Albion Road - Upper Camden Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Go North East
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to John Dobson Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to North Shields bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Newcastle Coach Station.
Glasgow to North Shields train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to North Shields is 156 miles. It takes approximately 2h 51m to drive from Glasgow to North Shields.
There are 1998+ hotels available in North Shields.












































