There are 10 ways to get from Gretna Green to London by train, bus, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 4h 10m
Cheapest option
Bus • 8h 28m
8 alternative options
Train via London Kings Cross • 5h 56m
Drive • 5h 14m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gretna Green to London is to bus which costs £19 - £28 and takes 8h 28m.
The quickest way to get from Gretna Green to London is to train which costs £110 - £390 and takes 4h 10m.
No, there is no direct bus from Gretna Green to London station. However, there are services departing from Gretna, Solway Lodge and arriving at London Victoria Coach Station via Carlisle and London Heathrow Airport T2 and T3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Gretna Green to London. However, there are services departing from Gretna Green and arriving at London Euston via Carlisle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Gretna Green and London is 272 miles. The road distance is 319 miles.
The best way to get from Gretna Green to London without a car is to train which takes 4h 10m and costs £110 - £390.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Gretna Green to London, including transfers.
Gretna Green to London bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Carlisle station.
Gretna Green to London train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Carlisle station.
The best way to get from Gretna Green to London is to train which takes 4h 10m and costs £110 - £390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £19 - £28 and takes 8h 28m.
- Distance: 271.9 miles
- Duration: 4h 10m
What companies run services between Gretna Green, Scotland and London, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Carlisle to London Euston hourly. Tickets cost £110 - £380 and the journey takes 3h 21m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Carlisle to Heathrow Airport London T2,3 once daily. Tickets cost £11 - £15 and the journey takes 5h 40m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £420
Flights from Glasgow to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £430
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £400
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £430
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £430
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £250
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £850
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110 - £380
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £110 - £150
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £290 - £380
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35 - £130
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £95 - £130
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40 - £330
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £40 - £60
- Anytime Day Single
- £140 - £210
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £230 - £330
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8 - £95
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £8 - £12
- Anytime Day Single
- £40 - £60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £60 - £95
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £14 - £21
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £25 - £40
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £50
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £14 - £21
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £24 - £40
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £50
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21 - £65
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £21 - £35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50 - £65
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23 - £40
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £23 - £29
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £28 - £40
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £13 - £17
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £23
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £20
- Off-Peak Single
- £11 - £17
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £15 - £23
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Carlisle to Heathrow Airport London T2,3
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11 - £15
- Website
- National Express
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The quickest flight from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
Gretna Green to London bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Airport London T2,3 station.
Gretna Green to London train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gretna Green to London is 319 miles. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Gretna Green to London.
British Airways offers flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
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