Getting to Glasgow Airport

Ways to get to Glasgow Airport

Road :Glasgow is linked to Edinburgh by the M8 motorway - passing west to the airport and the Clyde Coast - and to England and Wales by the M74, which becomes the M6 further south, toward Manchester. From there, the M1 continues south to London. The Clyde Valley Tourist Route, a more scenic route that runs through the valley parallel to the M74, has distinctive brown and white signs to guide motorists.

Traffic in Britain drives on the left and overtakes on the right. Main roads are designated by a letter, followed by up to four numbers - an 'M' indicates a motorway, 'A' a major trunk road and 'B' a minor road. Travelling to the airport by car: M8 Motorway takes you direct from Glasgow city center.

Rail services: Virgin Trains operates West Coast mainline services to London Euston, while GNER runs services on the East Coast mainline route to London Kings Cross via Edinburgh. There are up to 15 direct services a day and the journey takes between 5 hours 20 minutes and 6 hours. ScotRail offers a night-train service on the 'Caledonian Sleeper' to Euston (journey time - approximately 7 hours). ScotRail also offers services from Oban, Fort William, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness, as well as a half-hourly service from Edinburgh (journey time - 50 minutes) to Queen Street station and from Carlisle, Largs, Lanark, Ayr, Kilmarnock, East Kilbride, Dumfries and Stranraer to Glasgow Central station.

Transport to the city: Queen Street station is close to Buchanan Street underground station and Glasgow Central station is close to St Enoch underground station. Both have low-level stations on the Glasgow suburban rail system and access to a number of bus lines, as they are located within the city centre.