There are 7 ways to get from Halifax to Helensburgh by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Halifax to Prestontrain York - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 59m£83–172Drive 224.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Halifax to Helensburghcar 224.4 mi
4h 22m£55–79Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LBA - GLA
8h 10m£60–149Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Helensburgh Centraltrain Edinburgh - Helensburgh Central
7h 2m£158–250Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Halifax to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
7h 1m£75–204Train, train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Halifax to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
7h 22m£83–222Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
7h 9m£110–225
Halifax to Helensburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Halifax to Helensburgh is to drive which costs £50 - £80 and takes 4h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Halifax to Helensburgh is to drive which takes 4h 22m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct train from Halifax to Helensburgh. However, there are services departing from Halifax and arriving at Helensburgh Central via Preston and Charing Cross (Glasgow). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 59m.
The distance between Halifax and Helensburgh is 258 miles. The road distance is 225.7 miles.
The best way to get from Halifax to Helensburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs £80 - £180.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Halifax to Helensburgh, including transfers.
Halifax to Helensburgh train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Halifax station.
The best way to get from Halifax to Helensburgh is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs £80 - £180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £60 - £150 and takes 8h 10m.
Halifax to Helensburgh train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Halifax to Helensburgh is 226 miles. It takes approximately 4h 22m to drive from Halifax to Helensburgh.
What companies run services between Halifax, England and Helensburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Halifax to Helensburgh Central via Preston, Glasgow Central, Bothwell Street, Kings theatre, and Charing Cross (Glasgow) in around 4h 59m. Alternatively, Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–440
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Halifax to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Halifax to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Halifax to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Helensburgh Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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