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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Edinburgh to Glasgow is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
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Scotrail L90831 | 08:00 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 0h53 | 08:53 Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ) | 0 changesDirect | |
Scotrail L92562 | 08:08 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 1h23 | 09:31 Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ) | 0 changesDirect | |
Scotrail L90842 | 08:15 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 0h53 | 09:08 Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ) | 0 changesDirect | |
Scotrail L95299 | 08:28 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 1h27 | 09:55 Glasgow Central (GLC) | 0 changesDirect | |
Scotrail L90846 | 08:30 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 0h46 | 09:16 Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ) | 0 changesDirect | |
Scotrail L92570 | 08:41 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 1h19 | 10:00 Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ) | 0 changesDirect | |
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Fastest Journey
46 m
Average
1 h 7 m
Trains per day
6
Distance
67 km
Of the 6 trains that leave Edinburgh for Glasgow every day 6 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance 66 km |
Average train duration 1h 7m |
Cheapest ticket price £9 |
Trains per day 10 |
Direct trains 10 |
Train providers 5 |
Fastest train 44m |
First train 00:03 |
Last train 23:53 |
For as little as £11 you can travel by train from Edinburgh to Glasgow with ScotRail, CrossCountry and East Coast. Omio will show you the best deals, timetables and tickets available for this route.
Scotrail is a train operating company in Scotland, providing rail services throughout the country. It operates a wide range of services, from commuter trains to long-distance intercity services. The company operates a variety of train types, including the Class 380, Class 385, Class 156, Class 158 and Class 170. These trains offer a range of onboard facilities, such as free Wi-Fi, power sockets, and comfortable seating. Scotrail also offers a range of ticket types, including Advance, Off-Peak, and Anytime tickets. The most popular routes for Scotrail include Glasgow to Edinburgh, Glasgow to Inverness, and Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
Train information from Edinburgh to Glasgow with ScotRail:
Electrification of the main line from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street means train travel between Scotland's two largest cities is fast and convenient. There are frequent direct services seven days a week, taking around 50 minutes on average for the trip west. Additional slower services offer connections from the capital to Glasgow Central Station. Trains operate from early morning to late at night.
Scotland's rail franchise Scotrail operates all the direct trains between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street. In addition, Scotrail and Cross Country Trains provide daily direct connections from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central Station on an alternative route via West Lothian and Lanarkshire.
The fastest trains from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street take 42 minutes to cover the 48 mile route west from the capital. Most trains on this line take up to ten minutes longer to reach Glasgow. Direct services from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central Station take between one hour and one hour and 35 minutes.
There are daily direct trains to Glasgow from Edinburgh roughly every 15 minutes. The majority are services to Queen Street Station, with departures to Central Station roughly once an hour. Departures begin in early morning and end just after 11:00 p.m. Sunday schedules are less frequent, with a first departure to Queen Street in the morning leaving Edinburgh around 8:00 a.m.
Departure train station: Edinburgh Waverley Station is where all trains will depart. Located in the city centre, Waverley Station has numerous public transport connections from bus and tram stops on Princes Street, with a 24 hour airport shuttle service from Waverley Bridge. Facilities on the station concourse include a pub, food supermarket, coffee shops, left luggage desk and taxi ranks.
Arrival train station: Passengers will alight at either Glasgow Queen Street or Glasgow Central Station. Queen Street Station is on the east side of central Glasgow, with Subway train connections available from the adjacent Buchanan Street Station. Central Station is in the city centre, with bus links from stops on Argyle Street and Subway trains available from nearby St Enoch Station. Both stations have a pub, coffee shop, newsagents and taxi ranks.
When departing from Edinburgh, you have various train station options to start your journey from including Edinburgh Waverley and Edinburgh Park. When arriving in Glasgow, you can end your route in train stations like Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, Charing Cross (Glasgow) and High Street (Glasgow).
Passengers board the train most frequently from Edinburgh Waverley, which is located around 0.4 miles (727 m) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Glasgow Central, located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) away from the city centre.
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