There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow to Umeå by train, plane, bus, car, or car 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 Umeå Airport
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane EDI - UME
8hkr 2,428–4,302Fly Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane GLA - UME
10h 31mkr 996–4,260Train
- 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 26mkr 5,285–9,358Bus, 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 Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus
2d 2hkr 4,391–5,693Drive, 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
41h 41mkr 7,388–10,208Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Skellefteå Airport, drive
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane EDI - SFT
- Drive from Skelleftea-Airport-SFT to Umeåcar
11h 58mkr 1,388–4,542Bus
- 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 3,685–5,520
Glasgow to Umeå by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Umeå is to fly which costs 950 kr - 4300 kr and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Umeå is to train and fly which takes 8h and costs 2400 kr - 4300 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 26m.
The distance between Glasgow and Umeå is 1657 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Umeå without a car is to train which takes 42h 26m and costs 5000 kr - 9500 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 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 26m and costs 5000 kr - 9500 kr. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 950 kr - 4300 kr and takes 10h 31m, you could also bus, which costs 3600 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 26m. Alternatively, KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Umeå Airport (UME) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via London Heathrow, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via Dublin, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via London Heathrow, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via London Heathrow, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Umeå Airport via London Gatwick, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
- 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
- kr 230–380
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 230–380
- 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
- kr 100–170
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–170
- Website
- Lumo
- 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
- kr 1,700–2,800
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,200
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,560
- Website
- Snälltåget
- 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
- kr 1,538
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,538
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–330
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- 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
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 900–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Shell Teg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,020–1,060
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Umeå bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Umeå is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 1:11 AM in Glasgow and 2:11 AM in Umeå.
Glasgow to Umeå train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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