There are 9 ways to get from Glasgow to Taormina by train, plane, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EDI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
9h 10m€97–227Fly Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GLA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
9h 35m€85–236Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Monstrain
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Taorminabus
41h 2m€529–868Train, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Taormina-Giardininighttrain Ini
45h 22m€589–1,075Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MAN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
11h 14m€142–343Fly Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
14h 12m€112–305Train, bus via Basel
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the bus from Basel to Taorminabus
42h 34m€646–1,059Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Taorminabus
2d 1h€344–543Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain Re
2d 4h€260–453
Glasgow to Taormina by train and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Taormina is to fly and train which costs €85 - €240 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Taormina is to train and fly which takes 9h 10m and costs €95 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Taormina via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Queen Street and arriving at Taormina-Giardini via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Muenchen Hbf and Firenze Campo Marte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 22m.
The distance between Glasgow and Taormina is 2608 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Taormina without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 2m and costs €500 - €900.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Glasgow to Taormina, including transfers.
Glasgow to Taormina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Taormina train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Glasgow Queen Street station.
Glasgow to Taormina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Taormina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Taormina via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg Park&Drive in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- 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
- €55–100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Taormina
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €270–370
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Taormina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Taormina
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–350
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
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Taormina is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 2:55 AM in Glasgow and 3:55 AM in Taormina.
Glasgow to Taormina train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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