There are 8 ways to get from Glasgow to Sými by bus, plane, ferry, train, or busferry
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane EDI - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Symiferry
10h 28m€72–225Train, bus, ferry via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symiferry Bsf
2d 8hFly Glasgow Airport to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane GLA - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Symiferry
9h 45m€77–193Fly Glasgow Airport to Kos, ferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kos (KGS)plane GLA - KGS
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Symiferry
11h 54m€96–311Fly Glasgow Airport to Dalaman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dalaman Airport (DLM)plane GLA - DLM
- Take the bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogarbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Symiferry
13h 32m€181–437Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dalaman Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dalaman Airport (DLM)plane EDI - DLM
- Take the bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogarbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Symiferry
14h 20m€186–469Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symiferry Bsf
2d 14hBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from Bucuresti to Giurgiubus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symiferry
4d 11h€240–484
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Sými is to fly and ferry which costs €75 - €200 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Sými is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 45m and costs €75 - €200.
The distance between Glasgow and Sými is 3328 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Sými without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Strasbourg which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Glasgow to Sými, including transfers.
Sými is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 7:52 PM in Glasgow and 9:52 PM in Sými.
There are 410+ hotels available in Sými.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Sými, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Glasgow to Sými. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport (RHO), walk to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, take the bus to Rhodes, Stathmós KTEL, walk to Rhodes, then take the ferry to Symi. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Symi via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dalaman Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- https://showmebus.com/
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- https://showmebus.com/
- Phone
- 4444801
- [email protected]
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +4-0723-274.620
- Website
- omertaimpex.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Giurgiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- omertaimpex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0743-337.546
- Website
- nelmatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Giurgiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- nelmatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Ruse to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ruse to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Rhodes to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Kos to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- [email protected]
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
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