How to get to Glasgow Airport
There is several ways to travel directly to Glasgow Airport, we have provided information below on the most popular transport methods to the airport.
Traveling to the Airport by bus
If your traveling by bus to Glasgow Airport a great and frequent service is run by Arriva, you can get a single ticket for around £4.20 depending on your age and travel cards, some services run about every 10 minutes. The service is called the The Glasgow Flyer (service 500). And for peace of mind the Glasgow flyer 500 service has been voted Scotland’s ‘Best Bus Service’ at the prestigious Scottish Transport Awards 2009. You must get the bus at Buchanan Bus Station stop 46. You can download the official bus time table here More information check the glasgow flyer website
Single fare: £4.20
Adult Return: £6.20
Adult Open Return: £6.50
10 Journey Ticket: £28.00
You can also check coach and bus services such as Mega Bus UK, National Express and first group for frequent buses to and from glasgow airport.
Traveling to the Airport by train
If your traveling by train to Glasgow Airporty the nearest railway station to the airport is at Paisley Gilmour Street(click for google maps), the railway station is just one mile from the terminal and is easily reached by taxi or bus you will need to get on the services 66 and 300 which is run by Arriva
There are direct rail services from Paisley Gilmour Street to Glasgow Central, Ayr and Clyde Coast destinations.
We reccomend using the cheap fare finder by virgin trains http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/
Traveling to the Airport by Car
If you are traveling by car to Glasgow Airport, you could be getting a lift from a friend or you might want to ue the airport car parking, its only situated around 8 miles from the city centre of Glasgow and can easily be reached from the M8 motorway exit at junction 28, with a typical journey time of 20 minutes. If you’re going to use a sat nav system then you can input the postcode PA3 2SW. Or you can use google maps Uk.
Manchester To Glasgow - 226 mi – about 3 hours 48 mins Click For Map
If your traveling by either of the methods above please visit our glasgow airport disabled parking guide.