Trains from Glasgow to Ipswich

Glasgow to Ipswich train information

Which operators can I use?

Find your ticket on gopili to identify the different operators for your train between Glasgow (South Western Scotland) to Ipswich (East of England). The services on board can vary depending on the rail company.

How long is the train?

The duration to travel to Ipswich from Glasgow can change depending if the train is direct or with changes. There are 343 miles between both cities.

What is the price of a train ticket for this journey?

Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the cost of the train will change.

Best prices for Glasgow to Ipswich train tickets

Glasgow - Ipswich prices calendar

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Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

Buying your ticket in advance is most of the time cheaper than leaving it to the day you intend to travel. Yet, as you can notice in the graph above, the cost of train tickets Glasgow to Ipswich do not tend to change a lot and cost £56.

Best prices for Glasgow to Ipswich trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Glasgow and Ipswich by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Ipswich to Glasgow and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Glasgow - Ipswich train tickets

National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age and your situation, you are able to get one of the five existing railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can help you pay less for your Glasgow Ipswich train ticket.

If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to calculate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Glasgow Ipswich ticket is £50.00 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you approximately 2 trips from Ipswich to Glasgow (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

The price to buy a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to have the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most adult fares for one year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey