Dublin to Glasgow

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Dublin to Glasgow. From €33.77, fastest 3h 59m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Dublin to Glasgow costs €33.77 at the cheapest and takes 3h 59m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 319 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
319 km
Fastest
3h 59m
Average
4h 1m
Services per day
22
Cheapest
€33.77
CO2 per passenger
78.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight3h 59m49m3h 10m€37.9078.5 kg21
  • 3h 59mFastest, by Flight
  • €37.90Cheapest, by Flight
  • 78.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 319 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€33.77
  1. Aer Lingus AL637106:1249m07:01Dublin DUBGlasgow GLA

Door to door 3h 59mCO2 78.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€40.85
  1. Emerald Airlines EA283417:2949m18:18Dublin DUBGlasgow GLA

Door to door 3h 59mCO2 78.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€44.34
  1. Irish Rail IR909107:301h 8m08:38Dublin HeustonBelfast Lanyon Place
  2. BA CityFlyer BA822109:3139m10:10Belfast BFSGlasgow GLA

Changes at Belfast, with 53 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 4h 37mCO2 49.5 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dublin to Glasgow
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dublin to GlasgowFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€73.30€66.22€62.68€46.16€45.57€47.34€57.96€45.57€46.16€43.21€39.08€37.90€40.26€48.52
Train€86.14€81.74€71.29€55.34€50.39€63.04€76.24€48.19€54.79€48.19€45.99€43.24€45.44€53.69

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €33.77

Glasgow sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Glasgow Central

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Dublin to Glasgow

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €35.5490 days
  2. €31.4160 days
  3. €31.4145 days
  4. €34.3630 days
  5. €39.0821 days
  6. €48.5214 days
  7. €57.967 days
  8. €62.683 days
  9. €73.301 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €31.41.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 133 percent. The most expensive point is €73.30, 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.
€73.30€31.411371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €43.21Sun
  2. €39.08Mon
  3. €37.90Tue
  4. €40.26Wed
  5. €48.52Thu
  6. €45.57Fri
  7. €46.16Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €45.57Sep
  2. €34.95Oct
  3. €31.41Nov
  4. €32.00Dec
  5. €31.41Jan
  6. €31.41Feb

The route

DublinDublinGlasgowGlasgow
The journey

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
82% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 18% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 319 km against 309 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Belfast, Edinburgh, Ayr, Derry. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 Dublin at 06:12 and the last at 20:12, across 21 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Dublin

Rail
  • Dublin Heuston
  • Dublin Connolly
  • Dublin Pearse railway station
Bus
  • Dublin Busaras
  • Busáras
Air
  • DUB
Ferry
  • Dublin Ferryport
  • Dublin Port Terminal 1

Glasgow

Rail
  • Glasgow Central
  • Paisley Gilmour Street
  • Pollokshaws East
Bus
  • Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
  • Govan Bus Station
Air
  • GLA
Ferry
  • Yoker Slipway
  • Plantation Quay

GLA is not in Glasgow, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from GLA into Glasgow?

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Aer Lingus€33.77
Emerald Airlines€34.95
Ryanair€34.36
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€21.0062%
Taxes€3.7811%
Supplier fees€7.0021%
Our service fee€1.996%
Total you pay€33.77100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Glasgow

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Dublin to Glasgow

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 it take to get from Dublin to Glasgow?

The fastest journey from Dublin to Glasgow takes 3h 59m door to door, of which 49m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 1m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Dublin to Glasgow?

The cheapest fare from Dublin to Glasgow is €33.77, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €50.29. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Dublin to Glasgow?

The cheapest way from Dublin to Glasgow is by Flight, at €37.90 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 3h 59m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Dublin to Glasgow?

Fares from Dublin to Glasgow bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 133 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Dublin to Glasgow?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Dublin to Glasgow, at €37.90. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Dublin to Glasgow?

November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dublin to Glasgow, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Dublin to Glasgow?

3 operators sell services from Dublin to Glasgow across 1 modes: Aer Lingus, Emerald Airlines, Ryanair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Dublin to Glasgow?

82 percent of the services we sell from Dublin to Glasgow are direct. The rest connect at Belfast, Edinburgh, Ayr, Derry, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Dublin to Glasgow use?

Services from Dublin to Glasgow by Flight leave from Dublin DUB and arrive at Glasgow GLA. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Dublin to Glasgow?

0 of the 3 operators we sell from Dublin to Glasgow allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

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, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Dublin to Glasgow on September 10, 2026: 319 km of route against 309 km in a straight line, 22 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €33.77, and 3h 59m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Glasgow are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

What to book in Glasgow before you go

Day trips that leave Glasgow in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.

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