There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Glasgow by plane, bus, 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 Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
26h 50m£492–975Fly to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MEL - GLA
27h 27m£508–920Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
29h 42m£545–1,630Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
29h 9m£513–1,050Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
31h 47m£583–1,140
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Glasgow is to fly which costs £500 - £950 and takes 27h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Glasgow is to fly and bus which takes 26h 50m and costs £490 - £1,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Glasgow is 10617 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 50m to get from Melbourne to Glasgow, including transfers.
Glasgow is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:13 PM in Melbourne and 6:13 AM in Glasgow.
There are 1512+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Glasgow, Scotland?
Emirates flies from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £360–850
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- 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 Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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