Trains from Edinburgh to Glasgow are one of the easiest ways to travel between the two major Scottish cities when you are visiting the UK.
Trains on this route run regularly from Edinburgh train station to Glasgow Central and Queen Street train stations. A company called CrossCountry operates trains that terminate at Glasgow Central station, and a company called ScotRail operates trains that terminate at Queen Street station.
Trains from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street depart every 15 minutes at peak times. Trains to Glasgow Central depart every two hours, usually at 11 or 12 minutes past the hour on odd hours.
Trains from Glasgow to Edinburgh return every 15 minutes at peak times, too.
The travel time to Glasgow is 50 minutes for trains that terminate at Glasgow Queen Street station and an hour on trains that terminate at Glasgow Central station.
The cost of a single train ticket from Edinburgh to Glasgow is 7.50 GBP for standard class with CrossCountry and 12.00 for standard class with ScotRail. Discounted train tickets are available if you use a railcard when making a booking.