Cheapest€15.58
- FlixBus FB498006:314h 5m10:36Glasgow Buchanan Bus StationLeeds Dyer Street
Door to door 4h 49mCO2 7.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Glasgow to Leeds bus
Buses from Glasgow to Leeds start at €18.33 and take 4h 49m at their fastest.
The Buses from Glasgow to Leeds starts at €18.33 and takes 4h 49m door to door, run by 1 operator over 288 km, with around 3 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 49mDoor to door
- 4h 5mMoving
- €18.33From
- 7.8 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | €15.58 | 4h 33m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Leeds. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Leeds
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When to book Glasgow to Leeds
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.0390 days
- €12.8360 days
- €16.6845 days
- €16.6830 days
- €22.1821 days
- €26.0314 days
- €28.237 days
- €30.983 days
- €40.331 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 214 percent. The most expensive point is €40.33, 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.
- €21.08Sun
- €19.43Mon
- €19.98Tue
- €18.33Wed
- €26.03Thu
- €22.18Fri
- €24.38Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Glasgow
Bus
- Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Govan Bus Station
Leeds
Bus
- Leeds Dyer Street
- Leeds Supporters Coach Park
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 69% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 31% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 288 km against 288 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Carlisle, Blackburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Burnley. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Glasgow at 06:31 and the last at 14:18, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 46m | 2h 2m | 44m | €37.19 | 9.5 kg | 9 |
| Flight | 3h 58m | 48m | 3h 10m | €40.85 | 73.1 kg | 1 |
| Coach | 4h 49m | 4h 5m | 44m | €18.33 | 7.8 kg | 3 |
Questions about Glasgow to Leeds
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Coach from Glasgow to Leeds take?
The Coach from Glasgow to Leeds takes 4h 49m door to door, of which 4h 5m is spent moving. The route runs 288 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 Coach from Glasgow to Leeds cost?
The Coach from Glasgow to Leeds starts at €18.33 for one passenger, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare is €19.43. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Glasgow to Leeds?
1 operators run the Coach from Glasgow to Leeds: FlixBus. Between them they file around 3 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 Coach from Glasgow to Leeds use?
The Coach from Glasgow to Leeds leaves from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station and arrives at Leeds Dyer Street. 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 Coach the best way from Glasgow to Leeds?
Traveling from Glasgow to Leeds by Train costs €37.19 and takes 2h 46m door to door, against 4h 49m by Coach. 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 Coach from Glasgow to Leeds?
Fares for the Coach from Glasgow to Leeds bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 214 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Glasgow to Leeds produce?
The Coach from Glasgow to Leeds produces about 7.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 288 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Glasgow to Leeds?
Operators on the Coach from Glasgow to Leeds publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 49m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Glasgow to Leeds on September 10, 2026: 288 km of route against 288 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €18.33, and 4h 49m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Things to do in Leeds
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