There are 5 ways to get from Sydney 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 Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SYD - GLA
27h 51m£514–918Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SYD - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
27h 39m£518–973Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SYD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
30h 6m£601–1,078Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SYD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
29h 48m£529–998Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SYD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
31h 56m£579–1,288
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Glasgow is to fly which costs £500 - £950 and takes 27h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Glasgow is to fly and bus which takes 27h 39m and costs £500 - £1,000.
The distance between Sydney and Glasgow is 10606 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 51m to get from Sydney to Glasgow, including transfers.
Glasgow is 10h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:55 AM in Sydney and 2:55 PM in Glasgow.
There are 1518+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Glasgow, Scotland?
Emirates flies from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–800
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
- £29–50
- 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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