There are 9 ways to get from Glasgow to Slaithwaite by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain Blackpool North - Manchester Airport / ...
4h 32m£58–129Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
6h 42m£29–41Drive 208.7 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Slaithwaitecar 208.7 mi
4h 6m£52–75Fly to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
5h 36m£62–191Train via Lancaster
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadillytrain Barrow-in-Furness - Manchester Airport / ...
4h 37m£71–135Train, line 229 bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Leedstrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
- Take the bus from City Square C to Huddersfield Bus Stationbus 229 / ...
6h 22m£125–183Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 37m£68–207Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane GLA - LBA
5h 59m£60–160Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 5m£62–155
Glasgow to Slaithwaite by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Slaithwaite is to bus which costs £29 - £45 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Slaithwaite is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow to Slaithwaite. However, there are services departing from Glasgow and arriving at Hollins Row via Piccadilly Gardens and Brooklands Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Slaithwaite. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Slaithwaite via Preston and Manchester Piccadilly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 32m.
The distance between Glasgow and Slaithwaite is 243 miles. The road distance is 210 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Slaithwaite without a car is to train which takes 4h 32m and costs £55 - £130.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Glasgow to Slaithwaite, including transfers.
Glasgow to Slaithwaite bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Glasgow station.
Glasgow to Slaithwaite train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Slaithwaite is to train which takes 4h 32m and costs £55 - £130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £29 - £45 and takes 6h 42m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £200 and takes 5h 36m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Slaithwaite, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Slaithwaite via Preston and Manchester Piccadilly in around 4h 32m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange twice daily. Tickets cost £25–40 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from City Square C to Huddersfield Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Slaithwaite bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Glasgow to Slaithwaite train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Slaithwaite is 210 miles. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Glasgow to Slaithwaite.
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