There are 5 ways to get from Townsville to Glasgow by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TSV - GLA
28h 21m£555–1,448Fly Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSV - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
27h 40m£346–1,080Fly Townsville Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Newcastle (NCL)plane TSV - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
30h 37m£656–1,740Train to Cairns, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CNS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
34h 5m£461–1,978Fly Townsville Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane TSV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
31h 29m£495–3,007
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Glasgow is to fly and bus which costs £340 - £1,100 and takes 27h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Glasgow is to fly and bus which takes 27h 40m and costs £340 - £1,100.
The distance between Townsville and Glasgow is 9564 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 21m to get from Townsville to Glasgow, including transfers.
Glasgow is 9h behind Townsville. It is currently 1:36 PM in Townsville and 4:36 AM in Glasgow.
There are 1573+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Glasgow, Scotland?
Qantas, Emirates, and Virgin Australia fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Manchester Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–3,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–3,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–3,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Darwin, Guangzhou Baiyun, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- 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
- 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
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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
- £35–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- 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
- 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
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–664
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- £23–40
- AChoice
- £30–45
- Gold Class
- £530
- Heritage Class
- £664
- 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
- £24–45
- 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
- £60–110
- 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 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
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