Come to Glasgow

To visit Glasgow is to discover a great European city full of passion, energy and excitement. It is a city with flair for fashion and a talent for design.

Rich in architecture, museums and galleries, it boasts an enviable portfolio of internationally renowned attractions including the Burrell Collection and Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art.

Situated on the Clyde estuary, Glasgow is steeped in maritime heritage and the area has a proud seafaring and ship building past. With good food and great style, Glasgow boasts one of the largest retail centres in the UK outside London.

For more information about Glasgow see www.seeglasgow.com

For an interesting history of Glasgow see www.theglasgowstory.com

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Getting to Glasgow and the SECC

Travelling to Glasgow could not be easier. There are excellent transport links from both overseas and within the UK.

Details are shown below but more comprehensive information with numereous useful links can be found on the GGCVTB site here.

A series of helpful traveller's tips can be viewed by clicking here.

A map on 'How to get to the SECC' can be found here (please note, this image is large and may take some time to download).

By air

Glasgow International Airport

Glasgow International Airport is located eight miles (13 kms) from Glasgow city centre. It is one of the UK’s leading gateway airports with an extensive range of scheduled and chartered services, including flights operated by several of the low-cost budget airlines.

International airports with direct flights to Glasgow:

UK airports with direct flights to Glasgow

• England: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Exeter, Isle of Man, Leeds Bradford, London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Newquay, Norwich, Plymouth, Southampton
• Northern Ireland: Belfast City, Belfast International, Londonderry
• Scotland: Barra, Benbecula, Campbeltown, Islay, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree
• Wales: Cardiff
  

For full up-to-date details go the Glasgow International Airport website at www.glasgowairport.com and click on Flight Information and then on Destinations.

Shuttle buses operate to and from Glasgow city centre and a speedy coach service connects the airport to the national rail network.

Glasgow Prestwick International Airport

Thirty miles (48 kms) south-west of Glasgow and easily reached in 45 mins by road or rail.

International airports with direct flights to Prestwick

UK airports with direct flights to Prestwick

• England : Bournemouth, London Stansted
• Northern Ireland: Belfast City
  

For full up-to-date details go the Prestwick International Airport website at www.gpia.co.uk and click on Flight Information.

Prestwick International Airport has its own railway station, which is just 80 metres from the check-in desks and is connected to the airport by an enclosed skywalk. Trains operate every 30 minutes (hourly on a Sunday) to Glasgow Central Station: journey time is 44 minutes. Air travellers receive a 50% discount on the train fare.

Edinburgh International Airport

Although more than one hour from Glasgow by a combination of airport bus and train from Haymarket railway station (trains every 15 minutes), there may be a low-cost flight from an airport near you direct to Edinburgh.

International airports with direct flights to Edinburgh

 

UK airports with direct flights to Edinburgh

• England: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Exeter, Jersey, Leeds Bradford, London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Newquay, Norwich, Southampton
• Northern Ireland: Belfast City, Belfast International
• Scotland: Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Stornoway, Sumburgh
• Wales: Cardiff
  

For full up-to-date details go the Edinburgh International Airport website at www.edinburghairport.com and click on Flight Information and then on Destinations.

By rail

Glasgow is connected to the national rail network allowing easy access to the region.

National Rail
Tel: +44 (0) 8457 484950
Web: www.nationalrail.co.uk

By road

Glasgow is the centre of a first class motorway and trunk road network linking with every part of the UK. The main M74 north-south motorway allows quick easy, access to the area.

By coach

For services from UK destinations
National Express
Tel: +44 (0) 8705 808080
Web: www.gobycoach.com

Scottish Citylink provides fast and frequent coach services throughout Scotland.
Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Buchanan Bus Station, Killermont Street, Glasgow G2 3NP
Tel: +44 (0) 8705 505050
Web: www.citylink.co.uk

By ferry

Three companies offer links between Northern Ireland and the west coast of Scotland

P&O Irish Sea
Sailings from Larne to Carinryan and Troon
Tel: +44 (0) 870 2424 777
Web: www.poirishsea.com

Stena Line
Sailings from Belfast to Stranraer
Tel: +44 (0) 8705 707070
Web: www.stenaline.co.uk

Seacat Scotland
Sailings from Belfast to Troon
Tel: +44 (0) 8705 523523

Taxis

Glasgow Private Hire Ltd
712 Edinburgh Road, Glasgow, G33 3PX
Tel: +44 (0) 141 774 3000 or +44 (0) 141 649 3333
Fax: +44 (0) 141 766 0333
Email: info@gph.org.uk
Web: www.gph.org.uk

Glasgow Wide T.O.A. Ltd
Taxi House, 21 Lawmoor Road, Glasgow, G5 0UE
Tel: +44 (0) 141 429 7070
Email: office@gwtoa.co.uk
Web: www.gwtoa.co.uk

Car hire

Avis +44 (0) 141 221 2827 or +44 (0) 870 6060100
Web: www.avis.co.uk
Hertz +44 (0) 141 248 7736 or +44 (0) 8705 996699
Web: www.hertz.co.uk
Enterprise Rent-a-car +44 (0) 141 248 4981 or +44 (0) 141 221 8461
Thrifty Car Hire +44 (0) 141 848 5002
Web: www.thrifty.co.uk

 

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