There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to Taranto by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Glasgow Airport to Brindisi Airport, train
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane GLA - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
10h 33m€107–330Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane EDI - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
11h 47m€72–297Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tarantotrain Fr
25h 36m€463–906Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Tarantobus
47h 42m€265–449Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tarantocar
27h 51m€584–794Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane EDI - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Metapontobus
- Take the train from Metaponto to Tarantotrain
11h 19m€83–232Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane EDI - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain
12h 12m€110–290Fly Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane GLA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain
11h 42m€107–306Train via Chambéry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tarantotrain Fr
25h 43m€613–1,136Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Potters Bartrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Portbusferry
2d 3hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tarantocar
28h 52m€478–749
Glasgow to Taranto by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Taranto is to bus and fly and train which costs €70 - €300 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 10h 33m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Taranto via London Victoria and München Hackerbrücke. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Taranto via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 36m.
The distance between Glasgow and Taranto is 2434 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 25h 36m and costs €460 - €950.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Glasgow to Taranto, including transfers.
Glasgow to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Taranto train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Taranto is to train which takes 25h 36m and costs €460 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €260 - €450 and takes 47h 42m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Taranto via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 25h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Taranto via London Victoria, Munich central bus station, and München Hackerbrücke in around 47h 42m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brindisi Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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 London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- 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
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Potters Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €270–440
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Metaponto to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–17
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 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
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Taranto is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 5:38 PM in Glasgow and 6:38 PM in Taranto.
Glasgow to Taranto train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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