Glasgow to London train
Trains from Glasgow to London start at €54.79 and take 4h 31m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Glasgow to London on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Glasgow to London starts at €54.79 and takes 4h 31m door to door, run by 3 operators over 555 km, with around 36 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 31mDoor to door
- 3h 47mMoving
- €69.64 to €134.54From
- 06:20 to 21:00First and last departure
- 36Per day
- 18.3 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on 5 October 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€69.64 to €134.54 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
Lumo runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Glasgow to London on your date, and you pay on their side.
See Glasgow to London on Bookaway
Or compare on TrainlineOr compare on Trip.com
Partner link. We do not sell this ticket, and we earn nothing from this one.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €133.99Fri18
- about €134.54Sat19
- about €102.09Sun20
- about €88.34Mon21
- about €86.69Tue22
- about €93.84Wed23
- about €93.29Thu24
- about €87.79Fri25
- about €88.89Sat26
- about €84.49Sun27
- about €72.94Mon28
- about €69.64Tue29
- about €74.04Wed30
- about €74.04Thu1
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on 5 October 2026
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Train operators
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| Avanti West Coast | €54.79 |
 London North Eastern Railway | €54.24 |
 Lumo | €53.69 |
The train gets you into London. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in London for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from London St Pancras International and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
Search London on Booking.comOr compare on Expedia
Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.
When to book Glasgow to London
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €25.4890 days
- €20.5360 days
- €23.2845 days
- €26.0330 days
- €30.9821 days
- €30.9814 days
- €42.537 days
- €46.383 days
- €53.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €20.53.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 161 percent. The dearest point is €53.53, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €36.48Sun
- €32.63Mon
- €30.98Tue
- €33.73Wed
- €30.98Thu
- €37.58Fri
- €38.68Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Glasgow
- Glasgow Central
- Anderston
- Glasgow Queen Street
London
- London St Pancras International
- London Euston
- London Victoria
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 555 km against 555 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Glasgow at 06:20 and the last at 21:00, across 36 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 18m | 1h 8m | 3h 10m | €49.70 | 140.7 kg | 40 |
| Train | 4h 31m | 3h 47m | 44m | €54.79 | 18.3 kg | 36 |
| Coach | 8h 3m | 7h 19m | 44m | €23.83 | 15.0 kg | 12 |
Questions about Glasgow to London
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Glasgow to London take?
The Train from Glasgow to London takes 4h 31m door to door, of which 3h 47m is spent moving. The route runs 555 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Glasgow to London cost?
The Train from Glasgow to London starts at €54.79 for one passenger, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare is €66.62. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Glasgow to London?
3 operators run the Train from Glasgow to London: Avanti West Coast, London North Eastern Railway, Lumo. Between them they file around 36 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Glasgow to London use?
The Train from Glasgow to London leaves from Glasgow Central and arrives at London St Pancras International. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Glasgow to London?
Travelling from Glasgow to London by Flight costs €49.70 and takes 4h 18m door to door, against 4h 31m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Glasgow to London?
Fares for the Train from Glasgow to London bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €20.53. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 161 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Glasgow to London produce?
The Train from Glasgow to London produces about 18.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 555 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Glasgow to London?
Operators on the Train from Glasgow to London publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 31m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Glasgow to London on 17 September 2026: 555 km of route against 555 km in a straight line, 36 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €54.79, and 4h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
Being on the water gives London a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of London and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave London in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
See London on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.