There are 10 ways to get from Glasgow to Thun by bus, plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel, train
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain
7h 20mCHF 85–257Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EDI - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig to Thuntrain
9h 50mCHF 73–205Train
- 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 Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain Ic6 / ...
13h 46mCHF 344–685Bus
- 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, P+R Bouillon to Bernbus
27h 42mCHF 125–243Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Thuncar
17h 5mCHF 376–502Fly Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GLA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Thuntrain
7h 7mCHF 134–290Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Thuntrain
7h 46mCHF 133–296Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
8h 36mCHF 124–310Bus, 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 Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain Ic6 / ...
30h 26mCHF 154–302Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Thuncar
18h 6mCHF 278–461
Glasgow to Thun by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Thun is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 70 - SFr 210 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Thun is to fly and train which takes 7h 7m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Thun. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Bern, Bahnhof via London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Bern, Neufeld P+R. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Thun. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Thun via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
The distance between Glasgow and Thun is 1394 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Thun without a car is to train which takes 13h 46m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 700.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Glasgow to Thun, including transfers.
Glasgow to Thun bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Thun train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Thun is to train which takes 13h 46m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 250 and takes 27h 42m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Thun, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Thun via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 13h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Thun via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, Bern, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, Bahnhof, and Bern in around 27h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
Train from Basel SBB to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brig to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- CHF 8–16
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- CHF 8–16
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- CHF 8–16
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- CHF 8–16
- 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
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Thun bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Thun is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 3:44 AM in Glasgow and 4:44 AM in Thun.
Glasgow to Thun train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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