There are 12 ways to get from Glasgow to Watford by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train via London Euston
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
5h£95–238Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
4h 11m£32–152Bus via Milton Keynes
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 595 / ...
9h 22m£59–100Drive 382.5 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Watfordcar 382.5 mi
6h 22m£95–137Fly Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the bus from Black Boy PH to Watford Junction stationbus
3h 22m£36–137Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Watford Junctiontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
5h 39m£85–210Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus Ukn30 / ...
10h 16m£50–73Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
3h 34m£66–279Fly Glasgow Airport to London City Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the subway from Bank station to Euston stationsubway
- Take the train from London Euston to Watford Junctiontrain
3h 37m£81–337Fly Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the subway from Tottenham Hale Station to Euston stationsubway
- Take the train from London Euston to Watford Junctiontrain
3h 57m£45–168Fly Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GLA - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Watford Junctiontrain
4h 38m£52–157Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Watford Junctiontrain
4h 4m£53–155
Glasgow to Watford by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Watford is to bus which costs £50 - £75 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Watford is to fly and bus which takes 3h 22m and costs £35 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Watford. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Beechen Grove via Milton Keynes Coachway and Luton Station Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 22m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Watford Junction. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 39m.
The distance between Glasgow and Watford is 418 miles. The road distance is 384.7 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Watford without a car is to train via London Euston which takes 5h and costs £95 - £240.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Glasgow to Watford, including transfers.
Glasgow to Watford bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Watford train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Watford is to train via London Euston which takes 5h and costs £95 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus via Milton Keynes, which costs £55 - £100 and takes 9h 22m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £280 and takes 3h 34m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Watford, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Glasgow Central to London Euston hourly. Tickets cost £130–220 and the journey takes 4h 38m. Caledonian Sleeper also services this route once daily. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachway 4 times a day. Tickets cost £55–95 and the journey takes 6h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- 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
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- 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
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Bank station to Euston station
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
Subway from Tottenham Hale Station to Euston station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- London Overground
Train from London Euston to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- London Overground
Train from London Euston to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- London Overground
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Clapham Junction to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Black Boy PH to Watford Junction station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- 01707 255764
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uno
Bus from Black Boy PH to Watford Junction station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Uno
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
- 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
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Watford bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Glasgow to Watford train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glasgow to Watford is 385 miles. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Glasgow to Watford.
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