There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow to Umeå by bus, plane, train, car, or car train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Umeå Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane EDI - UME
8h 5mkr 848–3,784Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Centralstationtrain 94 / ...
42h 22mkr 6,303–11,336Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus
2d 2hkr 4,422–8,194Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Umeåcar
40h 54mkr 6,806–9,619Fly Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane GLA - UME
9h 57mkr 895–3,959Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Skellefteå Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane EDI - SFT
- Drive from Skelleftea-Airport-SFT to Umeåcar
9h 12mkr 1,598–5,074Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Shell Tegbus
2d 6hkr 3,561–5,317
Glasgow to Umeå by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Umeå is to bus and fly which costs 850 kr - 3800 kr and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Umeå is to bus and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs 850 kr - 3800 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Umeå. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Umeå Shell Teg via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Stockholm, Cityterminalen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Umeå station. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Umeå Centralstation via London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Hamburg-Harburg and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 22m.
The distance between Glasgow and Umeå is 1639 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Umeå without a car is to train which takes 42h 22m and costs 6000 kr - 12000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Glasgow to Umeå, including transfers.
Glasgow to Umeå bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Umeå train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Umeå is to train which takes 42h 22m and costs 6000 kr - 12000 kr. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 850 kr - 4000 kr and takes 9h 57m, you could also bus, which costs 3500 kr - 5500 kr and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Umeå, Sweden?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Umeå Centralstation via London Euston, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Hamburg-Harburg, and Stockholm Centralstation in around 42h 22m. Alternatively, KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Umeå Airport (UME) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via Dublin, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via London Heathrow, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–7,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via London Heathrow, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via London Gatwick, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,600
- 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
- kr 1,800–3,100
- 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
- kr 1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,507
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- kr 1,507
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 180–370
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 220–370
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- kr 95–190
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- kr 95–190
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 95–190
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- kr 95–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Shell Teg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,020–1,060
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
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Glasgow to Umeå bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Umeå is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 4:15 AM in Glasgow and 5:15 AM in Umeå.
Glasgow to Umeå train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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