There are 7 ways to get from Wales to Scotland by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
3h 46m£46–129Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
3h 37m£36–109Train via Crewe
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain Cardiff Central - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
6h 43m£127–203Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Chestertrain Cardiff Central - Holyhead / ...
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 830
9h 8m£90–149Drive 369.3 mi
- Drive from Cardiff to Glasgowcar 369.3 mi
6h 58m£91–132Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
5h 10m£97–239Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Centraltrain Cardiff Central - Glasgow Central
8h 40m£210–320
Wales to Scotland by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wales to Scotland is to bus and fly which costs £35 - £110 and takes 3h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Wales to Scotland is to bus and fly which takes 3h 37m and costs £35 - £110.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Glasgow Central. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Wales and Scotland is 359 miles. The road distance is 371.5 miles.
The best way to get from Wales to Scotland without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 6h 43m and costs £120 - £210.
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Wales to Scotland, including transfers.
Wales to Scotland train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Cardiff Central station.
Wales to Scotland train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wales to Scotland is 371 miles. It takes approximately 6h 58m to drive from Wales to Scotland.
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What companies run services between Wales and Scotland?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Central via Crewe in around 6h 43m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £210–320
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
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