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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Glasgow to St. Andrews is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
1 h 59 m
Average
2 h 14 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
105 km
It's difficult to get from Glasgow to St. Andrews without transferring at least 2 times.
Distance | 64 miles (104 km) | |
Average train duration | 1 h 53 min | |
Average train ticket price | $42 (€37) | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | London North Eastern Railway or Scotrail |
Trains from Glasgow to St. Andrews cover the 64 miles (104 km) long route taking on average 1 h 53 min with our travel partners like London North Eastern Railway or Scotrail. There are direct train services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around $42 (€37), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $38 (€33). Travelers depart most frequently from Glasgow Central and arrive in St Andrews.
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With its golf courses, spectacular coastal scenery, medieval ruins and a University favored by royalty, St Andrews would seem to have everything except a train station. Since the closure of the branch line, visitors to the Fife town have to rely on shuttle connections from nearby Leuchars station. Train services from Glasgow run seven days a week, requiring one change en route. Journey times to Leuchars average around one hour and 45 minutes, with ten additional minutes for the bus link to St Andrews. Departure times range from early morning to late evening.
ScotRail. Scotland's national rail company, provides most of the services from Glasgow to St Andrews, with some additional connections provided by Cross Country Trains or London North Eastern Railway (LNER). Indirect connections involve taking departures from Glasgow Queen Street and changing at Edinburgh Haymarket for connections to Leuchars, or connecting at Edinburgh Waverley with Caledonian Sleeper trains to Leuchars.
The fastest ScotRail indirect services to Leuchars via Edinburgh Haymarket take around one hour and 40 minutes to reach Leuchars, although some connections can take over two hours for the 82-mile trip east. Additional shuttle bus connections from Leuchars to St Andrews take ten to 15 minutes.
ScotRail provides trains every half hour from Glasgow Queen Street to Leuchars via Edinburgh Haymarket throughout the day from early morning to late evening, with an overnight connection with the Caledonian Sleeper at Edinburgh Waverley. Sunday timetables feature a reduced service, with only one early morning connection and an hourly service from mid-morning.
Departure train station: Glasgow Queen Street Station is on the eastern side of central Glasgow, with public transport connections on Subway trains from Buchanan Street Station and bus routes from George Square and North Hanover Street. Passenger facilities on the station concourse include a pub, pharmacy, news vendor, burger bar, WiFi and taxi stands.
Arrival train station:Leuchars Station is located six miles north of St Andrews with shuttle bus connections meeting arriving trains. Facilities at the station include a coffee kiosk, news vendor, free WiFi and taxi stand.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Glasgow Central to St Andrews.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Glasgow Central, which is located around 1.1 miles (1.7 km) away from the city center, and they get off the train at St Andrews, located 0.1 miles (196 m) away from the city center.
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