A private transfer from Glasgow to Edinburgh with a Glasgow chauffeur: collected from your door, hotel or office and driven straight to your address in Edinburgh. Written by Constantine Chauffeurs, a Glasgow chauffeur service. A private chauffeur and private driver for the M8, never a shared shuttle. Visiting from the US? We’re your Edinburgh car service and private driver, at a fixed price.
Glasgow and Edinburgh are about 45 miles apart, around 1 hour 10 minutes door to door on the M8. A private car with driver is from £210 in a Mercedes C-Class: one fixed price per car, not per person.
| Option | Time | Typical cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private chauffeur | About 1 hour 10 minutes, door to door | From £210 per car, fixed | Door to door, groups, luggage, business |
| Train (Queen Street to Waverley) | About 50 minutes, station to station | About £17 return | Solo travellers going centre to centre |
| Coach | About 1 hour 15 to 1 hour 30 minutes | From about £4–£10 | The lowest fare |
| Taxi | About 1 hour 10 minutes | Metered | Short notice, no booking |
Train and coach fares are typical and change. Check the operators for today’s fares before you travel.
Your chauffeur collects you anywhere in Glasgow, from home, a hotel or the office, and drives you straight to your address in Edinburgh: a hotel, Waverley station, the Old Town, Leith, Murrayfield or a meeting in the New Town. You get one fixed price before you book, a live tracking link before pickup, and no surge pricing on the day.
Glasgow city centre to Edinburgh city centre is from £210 one way in a Mercedes C-Class. The S-Class, Audi Q7 and Mercedes V-Class are quoted for you, and pickups outside the city centre are priced from your postcode. Same price at any time of day or night. See all prices.
Staying for the day? Book hourly hire from £70 an hour (3-hour minimum) and your chauffeur waits between stops, or take our Edinburgh city tour or Royal Yacht Britannia tour.
For one person going station to station, the train is quicker and cheaper. A chauffeur wins door to door, for groups of up to 6, with luggage, or for business travel when you want to work on the way. Read our full Edinburgh and Glasgow travel comparison.
Glasgow to Edinburgh Airport is from £180: book Edinburgh Airport transfers, or read the Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow guide. Landing at Glasgow and heading east? See Glasgow Airport to Edinburgh. Other long trips are on our city-to-city page.
About 45 miles, around 1 hour 10 minutes door to door on the M8. Allow longer at rush hour.
From £210 one way in a Mercedes C-Class, one fixed price per car, agreed before you travel. The S-Class, Audi Q7 and V-Class are quoted for you.
No. A taxi is metered and you get whichever car is free. A chauffeur is pre-booked at a fixed price, in an executive car, collected at an agreed time and place.
Yes. The Mercedes V-Class takes up to 6 passengers with luggage. Tell us how many are travelling and how many bags.
Yes. Book a one-way each way, or hourly hire from £70 an hour (3-hour minimum) so your chauffeur waits in Edinburgh.
No. The price is the same at any time of day or night. The only exception is the Christmas and New Year holiday surcharge.
Glasgow to Edinburgh is from £210 in the C-Class. The other cars are quoted for you.
Within 90 minutes they had organized an entire itinerary, arranged a luxurious vehicle and an excellent driver, John. That level of responsiveness and service was impressive.
A luxurious service from start to finish. An assortment of entertainment & refreshments giving that extra touch.
Very grateful — an excellent service, I recommend it. Reliable, punctual, friendly, great service. (Translated from Spanish)
John thoughtfully stopped at scenic locations so we could photograph the Highlands’ extraordinary beauty rather than simply admire it through the windows.
Came across this company by chance. Booked them for a return journey to Murrayfield Stadium for a concert.
Booked my airport pickup over WhatsApp while I was still out in Thailand, which made the whole thing dead easy.
My friends were having a small wedding in the city centre — I wanted to buy the transport as a gift.
It felt like a genuinely personalized Highland adventure rather than a conventional sightseeing tour. An absolutely memorable day and five stars without hesitation!
A fantastic transfer experience. Our flight arrived later than scheduled but our driver kept everything organised.
After a long flight it was such a relief to have these guys pick me up to save the hassle. Can't recommend them enough.
Constantine Chauffeurs picked me up after a long flight and honestly couldn't have asked for better.
Glasgow to Edinburgh private transfer. Tell us where and when, and your Glasgow chauffeur will come back with the car and one clear price.
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