Day Trips Abroad From Glasgow Airport: 6 Cities You Can Do in a Day
The cheapest day trip abroad from Glasgow Airport is Dublin on Mon 2 Nov: £83 all in with 10.4 hours there. The longest day is Dublin, 10.4 hours (checked October 2026).
We checked every flight from Glasgow Airport that lets you go abroad and come home on the same day. 6 cities work.
If you only do one
- Cheapest: Dublin, £83 all in.
- Longest day: Dublin, 10.4 hours for £83.
- Earliest out: Amsterdam, leaving Glasgow Airport at 05:40.
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The full list
- Dublin, Mon 2 Nov: £83 all in (£37 flight), 10.4 hours.
- Amsterdam, Thu 31 Dec: £159 all in (£108 flight), 9.8 hours.
- Tenerife South, Fri 30 Oct: £162 all in (£129 flight), 10.3 hours.
- Geneva, Sat 26 Dec: £170 all in (£97 flight), 9.8 hours.
- Alicante, Fri 30 Oct: £208 all in (£170 flight), 10.2 hours.
- Faro, Sun 1 Nov: £239 all in (£214 flight), 9.7 hours.
How it works
Fly out early, spend the day there, fly back the same evening. The price is the return flight plus our estimate for the day on the ground: getting into town and back, plus food. No hotel.
Dublin for £83 is the one to beat from Glasgow Airport.
Flight prices are real fares for that exact date, checked 7 to 20 October 2026, plus BudgetBro's cost for the day on the ground. Fares move daily, so each trip page shows today's price.
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