Getting to and from Glasgow Airport

Driving

Access is via the M8 motorway at Junction 28. The airport is 8 miles west of Glasgow City Centre. The journey time is usually around 15 minutes but allow longer at rush hour. For Sat Nav users the postcode is PA3 2SW.

Parking - on airport: The airport has three main car parks to the terminal building. The new 2000 space multi-story, Car Park 2, is also the designated drop of point (no charge for first 10 minutes to drop off passengers) and offers passengers quick and easy access to the terminal. There is also optional Fast Track parking.

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Public transport tickets/information
Information, timetables and tickets are available from the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Travel Centre in the UK Arrivals concourse. (information Tel: 0141 848 4330)

Picking up and dropping off

A new purpose-built drop-off zone is now in operation at Glasgow Airport, and is free to use. A designated pick-up point for private vehicles is located in Car Park 1 and a similar facility for private hire taxis/chauffeur services is located on the ground floor of Car Park 2. Flight information screens will provide live updates on all departing and arriving flights, and help points will be available for any passenger in need of assistance.

Special needs

Special provision has been made to allow disabled drivers (blue badge holders) to drop off and pick up in the designated blue badge spaces on the ground floor of Short Stay Car Park 2, directly opposite the terminal. Car Park tickets should be taken to the customer service desk within the car park for validation giving up to 30 minutes' free access. Drivers will be asked to produce a blue badge before the ticket is validated.

Help points are available within the car park for anyone in need of assistance.

Bus and Coach Services
 

Service 500 (airport's official Glasgow Shuttle)

First's Glasgow Shuttle provides you with the most direct service between the airport and Glasgow city centre with links to Glasgow's two main railway stations - Central and Queen Street - and the main bus terminus, Buchanan Bus Station.

The service operates every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day, and takes only 25 minutes end to end.

All busses are low-floor for easy accessibility, and have luggage racks and free WiFi access to help make the most of your journey time.

First also operate over 100 services across greater Glasgow, offering connections to or from most parts of the area.

Single Fare: £4.50

Service 747 (AirLink cityService)

First's 747 AirLink service operates between Glasgow Airport and the city centre via Renfrew, Braehead, Partick, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Charing Cross, making it ideal for visiting the west end of the city as well as visiting some of Glasgow's best retail and tourist attractions on the way into the city centre.

First 747 AirLink buses run up to every 20 minutes and journey time to Buchanan bus station is around 48 minutes. Service 747 provides direct access to many visitor attractions and hotels, and connects with the First network at Partick or Glasgow city centre. All of First’s AirLink buses are low floor and fully accessible.

Single fare: £3.90

Service 66 (local and Paisley Gilmour Street)

Service 60, operated by Arriva, no longer serves Glasgow Airport. Customers should instead board service 66, which has extended its route to the airport. This high-frequency bus service in the Glasgow Airport and Love Street area is now served by low-floor vehicles.

Service 800 (Largs)

The 800 service, operated by Arriva, provides a link to the airport from Largs on the Ayrshire coast. The service calls at Kilbirnie, Beith, Johnstone and Paisley. It arrives at Glasgow Airport at 54 minutes past the hour and depart for the return journey at 05 past. It operates from Monday to Saturday.

Coaches to national destinations

Coaches to destinations around Scotland and the UK, run by operators including National Express and Scottish CityLink, call at Buchanan Bus Station in central Glasgow. To get there from the airport, use bus services 500 (see above).

Bus stop guide

All bus stops at Glasgow Airport are on the terminal forecourt.

* Bus Stop 1: 500 Glasgow Shuttle service to Glasgow City Centre.
* Bus Stop 6: 300 (Clydebank and Paisley Gilmour Street rail station).
* Bus Stop 7: 66 local service for Paisley Gilmour Street rail station.
* Bus Stop 8: 747 Partick.
* Bus Stop 9: 915 Skye. 800 Largs.

Taxis

Glasgow Airport taxis are available 24 hours a day to any destination and any distance. Taxi drivers are obliged to meter the entire journey and publish their scale of charges.

Prices for longer journeys may be negotiated with the driver. The approximate fare from Glasgow Airport to Glasgow City Centre is £20.00 - £22.00 as regulated by Renfrewshire Council.

Where to find taxis

The taxi rank is at the front of the terminal building. Only taxis licensed by Renfrewshire Council may pick up from the rank.

Trains

The nearest rail station to the airport is Paisley Gilmour Street, which is just one mile from the terminal and easily reached by taxi or bus (services 66 and 300, see above).

There are direct rail services from Paisley Gilmour Street to Glasgow Central, Ayr and Clyde Coast destinations.

When travelling to the airport from any station in Scotland, simply ask for a rail ticket to Glasgow Airport. The ticket will be valid on the train to Paisley Gilmour Street and the Arriva bus service from Paisley to the airport.

Trains to Glasgow Central

There are eight trains an hour from Paisley Gilmour Street to Glasgow Central (five per hour on Sundays).

Rail tickets to Glasgow Central, via Paisley Gilmour Street, can be purchased from the SPT Travel Centre on the ground floor of the airport terminal, next to domestic arrivals.