Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Glasgow to London is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
4 h 34 m
Average
5 h 33 m
Trains per day
6
Distance
555 km
Of the 6 trains that leave Glasgow for London every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 344 miles |
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Average train duration | 4 h 44 min |
Average train ticket price | £88 (€98) |
Train frequency | 16 a day |
Direct train | Yes, there are 16 direct trains a day |
Train companies | Virgin Trains, East Coast, Lumo, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express or Northern Rail (3) |
Trains from Glasgow to London cover the 344 miles long journey taking on average 4 h 44 min with our travel partners like Virgin Trains, East Coast, Lumo, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express or Northern Rail (3). Normally, there are 16 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this journey for as low as £50, but the average price of train tickets is £88. Travellers depart most frequently from Glasgow Central and arrive in London Waterloo.
Virgin Trains, East Coast and Lumo trains will get you to London from Glasgow from £48. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
Northern Trains is a publicly owned train operator in the United Kingdom, headquartered in York. The train provider operates local and regional trains across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. Tickets such as Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day are available to purchase for routes with Northern. There is only one class option on Northern trains: Standard.
Trains from Glasgow to London are run by Virgin Trains and run on average once per hour during the weekdays. Most trains are direct and take around 4hrs 30mins to arrive into London.
Departing from Glasgow: Trains from Glasgow to London depart from Glasgow Central Station which is located on the banks of the River Clyde and is within walking distance of the city centre. The nearest underground station is across the river at Bridge Street Station. Glasgow has a large and efficient local train network, and frequent city bus routes operated by First Glasgow. Stagecoach and McGills buses serve the suburbs and surrounding villages, and a taxi rank is located at the station.
Arriving in London: Trains from Glasgow to London arrive at London Euston Station in the Camden district of the city. Regional trains from Euston cover the South East of England, while Circle, Hammersmith and City, and Metropolitan underground lines stop at Euston Square Station. Frequent bus services to all parts of the capital are operated by Arriva London, London Central buses and Metroline. London has a regular night bus service and taxi ranks are located outside Euston Station.
When departing from Glasgow, you have various train station options to start your route from including Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central or Glasgow Queen Street. When arriving in London, you can end your trip in train stations like London Waterloo, London Euston and London Paddington.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Glasgow Central, which is located around 1.1 miles (1.7 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at London Waterloo, located 1.2 miles (2 km) away from the city centre.
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