There are 10 ways to get from Swanage to Glasgow by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
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Taxi to Bournemouth Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Swanage to Bournemouth-Airport-BOHtaxi
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BOH - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
3h 13m£153–314Bus via Slough
cheapest- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 035
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport T5 - to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
13h 42m£61–125Train via London
- Take the train from Wareham to London Waterlootrain Weymouth - London Waterloo
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central
8h 33m£170–371Drive 440.8 mi
- Drive from Swanage to Glasgowcar 440.8 mi
7h 52m£108–156Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
4h 43m£64–213Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
5h 36m£103–253Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Wareham to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
6h 26m£101–388Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Wareham to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
7h 25m£90–216Train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Glasgow Centraltrain Bournemouth - Glasgow Central
11h 51m£303–433Bus
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
15h 8m£88–218
Swanage to Glasgow by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swanage to Glasgow is to bus via Slough which costs £60 - £130 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Swanage to Glasgow is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 3h 13m and costs £150 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Swanage station to Glasgow station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Bournemouth Station, London Heathrow Airport T5 - and Newhall Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Swanage to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Wareham and arriving at Glasgow Central via Waterloo station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
The distance between Swanage and Glasgow is 432 miles. The road distance is 443.4 miles.
The best way to get from Swanage to Glasgow without a car is to train via London which takes 8h 33m and costs £170 - £380.
It takes approximately 3h 13m to get from Swanage to Glasgow, including transfers.
Swanage to Glasgow bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Swanage to Glasgow train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Wareham station.
The best way to get from Swanage to Glasgow is to train via London which takes 8h 33m and costs £170 - £380. Alternatively, you can bus via Slough, which costs £60 - £130 and takes 13h 42m.
What companies run services between Swanage, England and Glasgow, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Glasgow Central via Wareham Station, Wareham, London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 8h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station via Bournemouth Station, Heathrow Terminal 5, London Heathrow Airport T5 -, and Newhall Street in around 13h 42m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–350
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Wareham to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Wareham to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Wareham to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Wareham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bournemouth to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £300–430
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport T5 - to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- £120–150
Excel Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7948 147 693
- Website
- exceltaxis.co.uk
Sia Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7939 839 899
- Website
- siataxis.co.uk
Swanage Associated Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1929 422 788
Swanage & Purbeck Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7969 927 424
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More Questions & Answers
Swanage to Glasgow bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Swanage to Glasgow train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swanage to Glasgow is 443 miles. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Swanage to Glasgow.
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