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Compare bus and train for Glasgow to Blackpool
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Glasgow to Blackpool among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $11. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 2m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $11, and a train costs an average of $23.
Distance: 149 miles (241 km)
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$59 Average price | $25 Average price Cheapest |
3h 32m Average total duration Fastest 3h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 13m Average total duration 3h 43m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Glasgow to Blackpool
How to get from Glasgow to Blackpool by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Glasgow to Blackpool is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- VT971200+
N24889 · TP093000+
Y249151:50 PM7h22Glasgow Central (GLC)9:12 PMBlackpool South (BPS)$681One-way3 transfers
Cheapest
- VT971200+N24889 · TP093000+Y249151:50 PM7h22Glasgow Central (GLC)9:12 PMBlackpool South (BPS)$681One-way3 transfers
Fastest
BA1479 · BA136812:15 PM3h30Glasgow International Airport3:45 PMManchester Airport$12641One-way1 transfer
Other options
Y39332+
C40900+L36853+Y243759:30 AM7h35Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ)5:05 PMBlackpool North (BPN)$1481One-way3 transfers- Y39375+C40906+L36859+Y2437711:00 AM7h07Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ)6:07 PMBlackpool North (BPN)$1481One-way3 transfers
- Y41081+Y11831+L37233+Y243738:45 AM7h20Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ)4:05 PMBlackpool North (BPN)$2111One-way3 transfers
- BA1497 · BA13606:00 AM3h45Glasgow International Airport9:45 AMManchester Airport$3501One-way1 transfer
- BA1489 · BA13785:50 PM3h35Glasgow International Airport9:25 PMManchester Airport$3501One-way1 transfer
- BA1473 · BA13784:45 PM4h40Glasgow International Airport9:25 PMManchester Airport$3501One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Glasgow to Blackpool:
A bus is $12 (€10) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Glasgow to Blackpool costing on average $23 (€18).
Other travel options to Blackpool take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 5m.
- Around 18 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Glasgow and Blackpool as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Glasgow Central (GLC) and arrive in Blackpool North (BPN).
- Buses mostly depart from Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station and arrive in Preston, Bus Station.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, Transpennine Express, first_transpennine_express to go to Blackpool by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Megabus to go to Blackpool by bus.
- 2 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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