Flights Dublin → Glasgow
DUB → GLA
How long is the flight from Dublin to Glasgow?
The flight from Dublin (DUB) to Glasgow (GLA) takes about 47 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Dublin, where the airport opened in 1940, to Glasgow. The destination city's airport serves over six million passengers annually, making it a major hub for air traffic. This route is operated using Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72 and ATR 42-300 aircraft, suitable for medium-distance regional flights.
The Dublin (DUB) → Glasgow (GLA) route is operated by Aer Lingus. Across 104 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Glasgow the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dublin the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.
Heading to Glasgow: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dublin (DUB) to Glasgow (GLA) heads north-east for about 296 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Dublin on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 56% of DUB-GLA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dublin the average ATFM delay is 0.9 min (atfm); arriving into Glasgow it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 104 tracked DUB-GLA flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus (EI) | 79% | 42 min | 2.5% |
Airlines operating DUB-GLA
Frequently asked questions about DUB-GLA
The flight from Dublin (DUB) to Glasgow (GLA) takes about 47 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Dublin (DUB) -> Glasgow (GLA) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 104 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dublin-Glasgow is 0.00% across 104 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Aer Lingus.
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The Dublin-Glasgow route is about 296 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
