There are 8 ways to get from Ulster to Glasgow by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly from Donegal Airport
best- Fly from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CFN - GLA
1h 31m£93–229Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Castleblayney to Terminal 2 Zone 19bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
4h 39m£37–124Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 7bus 212 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
10h 2mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Letterkenny to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
5h 35m£66–281Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
4h 31m£62–167Bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Carrickmacross to Dundalk Stnbus
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
4h 59m£57–136Bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus to Ulsterbus Depotbus
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LDY - GLA
4h 15m£88–210Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Queen's University Belfastbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
11h 29m
Donegal Airport (CFN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulster to Glasgow is to bus and fly which costs £35 - £130 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Ulster to Glasgow is to fly which takes 1h 31m and costs £90 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulster to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Letterkenny Bus and arriving at Glasgow Buchanan via Foyle Street Bus Station and Belfast, Europa Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
The distance between Ulster and Glasgow is 181 miles.
The best way to get from Ulster to Glasgow without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 10h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 31m to get from Ulster to Glasgow, including transfers.
Ulster to Glasgow bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Foyle Street Bus Station.
Ulster to Glasgow bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Grand Central Station Stand 7.
There are 1562+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Ulster, Ireland and Glasgow, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Donegal Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 7
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Queen's University Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Carrickmacross to Dundalk Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £10–14
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Ulsterbus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £11–15
- Phone
- 047 51840
- [email protected]
- Website
- locallinkcm.ie
Bus from Carrickmacross to Dundalk Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.locallinkcm.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Castleblayney to Terminal 2 Zone 19
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Ulsterbus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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