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Getting Into and Around Glasgow

Transport information for guests at our Luxury city centre apartments

Travelling into and around Glasgow is surprisingly easy. There is the airport and also the M8 which bisects the city, allowing traffic travelling east and west to flow freely without clogging the city itself and yet making it simple to access the centre from outwith the area.
Within and around Glasgow, the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority operates a 'joined-up' public transport system, integrating bus, train, rail and subway systems. The SPT web site will let you access timetables for each of these systems.
Airport
Glasgow is fortunate to have an international airport on its doorstep, just west of the city along the M8. Visit the official Glasgow Airport web site.

Train
There are two railway stations in Glasgow centre:

Central Station for mainline journeys
Queen Street Station for local journeys

Subway
Glasgow is the only other city in the UK, after London, to have a subway. Inner and Outer Circles connect many parts of the city and for the princely sum of £1 single, £2 return or, after 9.30am, £1.90 for a Discovery ticket, getting around Glasgow this way is both cheap and fast. We use it all the time to get into the city from the West End. The journey takes 7 minutes! Visit the Glasgow Subway web site.

Bus
A good site for finding bus timetable (and other forms of transport) information is the Glasgow Bus Timetable Finder.
For bus/coach journeys between Glasgow and other UK locations, try Scottish CityLink.
A tourist 'must' in our opinion, is an open top bus tour of the city. It starts and ends it tour in George Square, 2 minutes walk form the apartment. You can hop on and hop off wherever you like along the route. Buy tickets onboard or book online at CitySightseeing Glasgow.
Taxis
As in any major UK city, taxis are plentiful and good value. Try Glasgow Taxis Ltd.

SS Waverley on the Clyde

Ideas for Day Trips from Glasgow

Edinburgh - explore the capital (About one hour by bus or train)

Helensburgh - visit Hill House, designed by Charles Rennie MacKintosh (By train from Queen Street)

Ayr - Robert Burns country (By train from Central Station)

Greenock - to take a trip on PS Waverley (By train from Central Station)

Balloch & Loch Lomond - see Scotland's largest loch and first National Park (By train to Balloch from Queen Street)

Stirling & The Trossachs - (By train from Central Station)

Pictured below: Hill House, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Burns Cottage, Loch Lomond

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