There are 10 ways to get from Glasgow to Van by bus, plane, train, car, car train, taxi, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane EDI - VAN
18h 36m₺14,661–40,141Fly Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane GLA - VAN
11h 47m₺12,395–34,513Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
3d 3h₺30,036–70,510Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Vancar
2d 5h₺51,703–72,898Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane NCL - VAN
21h 2m₺16,280–48,358Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Muş Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Muş Airport (MSR)plane EDI - MSR
- Take the taxi from Muş Airport (MSR) to Vantaxi
21h 25m₺18,491–57,421Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO)plane EDI - YKO
- Take the taxi from Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) to Vantaxi
25h 5m₺17,091–47,421Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
3d 7h₺17,140–22,472Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Ploieștibusferry
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
4d 15h₺14,985–28,815Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Vancar
2d 6h₺44,892–68,606
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Van is to bus which costs 17.000 ₺ - 23.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Van is to fly which takes 11h 47m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Van. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Van via London Victoria, Gara de Nord, București, Autogara Militari and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Glasgow and Van is 3996 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Van without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs 30.000 ₺ - 75.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 18h 36m to get from Glasgow to Van, including transfers.
Glasgow to Van bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Van is to fly which takes 11h 47m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 17.000 ₺ - 23.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 7h.
Glasgow to Van bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Van is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 8:56 PM in Glasgow and 10:56 PM in Van.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Van, Turkey?
SunExpress, Jet2.com, and four other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Van via London Victoria, Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Complex Apusului, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Istanbul Otogari in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–41,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–41,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–39,000
Flights from Newcastle to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Muş Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Hannover, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–34,000
Flights from Newcastle to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–39,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–46,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Muş Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–50,000
- 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
- ₺9,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–7,500
- 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
- ₺7,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,900
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- ₺7,516
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- ₺7,516
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,800
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,900
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–8,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- ₺490–950
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- ₺490–950
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺490–950
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- ₺490–950
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺490–950
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- ₺490–950
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺310–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,726
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–3,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–6,500
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