There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to Van by bus, plane, train, car, car train, 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.
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 11m₺10,818–30,070Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Muş Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Muş Airport (MSR)plane EDI - MSR
- Drive from Muş Airport (MSR) to Vancar
20h 59m₺9,678–35,460Train, 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 Augsburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Augsburg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 20h₺32,809–54,790Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Vancar
2d 5h₺53,271–78,601Train, 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
19h 57m₺11,929–36,207Fly Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane GLA - VAN
12h 57m₺10,572–28,713Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Agri, bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Agri (AJI)plane EDI - AJI
- Take the bus from Ağrı to Vanbus
22h 13m₺12,828–39,510Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO)plane EDI - YKO
- Drive from Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) to Vancar
20h 55m₺12,478–39,260Bus
- 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₺17,635–24,472Train, 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₺14,193–27,270Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Vancar
2d 6h₺47,354–75,856
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Van is to fly which costs 10.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺ and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Van is to fly which takes 12h 57m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺.
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 2 days 20h and costs 32.000 ₺ - 55.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 18h 11m 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 12h 57m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 17.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺ 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 6:38 PM in Glasgow and 8:38 PM in Van.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Van, Turkey?
Jet2.com, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) once 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
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–30,000
Flights from Newcastle to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–37,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–28,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–28,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–35,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Muş Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Agri via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–32,000
Flights from Newcastle to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Dusseldorf, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–28,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via London Stansted, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–31,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–32,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Muş Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–33,000
- 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
- ₺9,000–14,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–7,000
- 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
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,600
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,900
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–16,000
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–13,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- ₺7,778
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- ₺7,778
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–900
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,800
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–5,500
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,900
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,300
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
- ₺500–1,000
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ₺500–1,000
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,000
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ₺500–1,000
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,000
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ₺500–1,000
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,000
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ₺500–1,000
- 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
- ₺470–700
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fudeks
Bus from Augsburg to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–5,100
- Website
- Fudeks
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Ağrı to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺900–1,300
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- ₺3,100–4,800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺320–480
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,500
- 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
- ₺4,200–7,500
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- ₺7,995
- 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
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,800
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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