There are 6 ways to get from Kinsale to Glasgow by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
4h 19m£58–212Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
14h 34m£38–52Bus, bus and ferry via Cork Bus Stn
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10bus 707
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
14h 32m£46–61Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kinsale to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
8h 45m£117–353Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
5h 10m£62–222Bus, bus and ferry via Dublin
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Bachelors Walkbus 600
- Take the bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Stationbus 785
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
17h£54–173
Kinsale to Glasgow by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kinsale to Glasgow is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £35 - £55 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Kinsale to Glasgow is to fly which takes 4h 19m and costs £55 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Kinsale to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Kinsale and arriving at Glasgow Buchanan via Cork Alfred St, Terminal 1 Zone 2 and Belfast, Europa Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 32m.
The distance between Kinsale and Glasgow is 347 miles.
The best way to get from Kinsale to Glasgow without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Cork Bus Stn which takes 14h 32m and costs £45 - £65.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Kinsale to Glasgow, including transfers.
Kinsale to Glasgow bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Kinsale to Glasgow bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Airport Zone 10 station.
There are 1525+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Kinsale, Ireland and Glasgow, Scotland?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £22–35
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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