There are 7 ways to get from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street / ...
3h 9m£53–143Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk010 / ...
4h 54m£18–30Drive 160.9 mi
- Drive from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Stationcar 160.9 mi
3h£39–56Fly to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NCL - GLA
5h 42m£61–159Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Sunderland to Carlisletrain Middlesbrough - Carlisle / ...
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
3h 21m£59–131Train #2
- Take the train from Newcastle to Glasgow Centraltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 2m£57–133Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCL - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
6h 37m£40–169
Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station is to bus which costs £18 - £30 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station is to drive which takes 3h and costs £35 - £60.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Interchange and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station. However, there are services departing from Sunderland and arriving at Glasgow Queen Street via Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 9m.
The distance between Sunderland and Glasgow Central Station is 183 miles. The road distance is 161.8 miles.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station without a car is to train which takes 3h 9m and costs £50 - £150.
It takes approximately 3h 9m to get from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station, including transfers.
Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Interchange station.
Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Newcastle station.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station is to train which takes 3h 9m and costs £50 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £18 - £30 and takes 4h 54m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 5h 42m.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Glasgow Central Station, Scotland?
You can take a train from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station via Newcastle, Edinburgh Waverley, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 3h 9m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station hourly. Tickets cost £18–30 and the journey takes 4h 40m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from Newcastle to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
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
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sunderland to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station is 162 miles. It takes approximately 3h to drive from Sunderland to Glasgow Central Station.
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