GLA

Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow Airport

04:28 LOCAL · 59°F MOSTLY CLOUDY · 1 RWY · ELEV 26 FT

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Weather

59°F MOSTLY CLOUDY

Observed 03:20 UTC · EGPF

Ground transport

Getting to and from Glasgow Airport

How to reach the city, and where each option picks you up.

Option

Published fare

Journey time

Frequency

Pickup point

Best for

Glasgow Airport Express 500

First Glasgow — official 24-hour bus

Adult single £11 · day £16.50 · return £17.50 (28-day validity)

15 minutes to the city centre

Every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day

Stance 1 at the airport; Buchanan Bus Station stance 46 in the city

Full electric fleet, WiFi, USB points and live flight information on board; stops near both Central and Queen Street stations

Regional buses & coaches

First 77 · McGill’s 757 · Citylink · Ember · FlixBus

Coaches and buses drop off in Zone C

Stance 6 (First 77) · Stance 7 (McGill’s 757) · Stance 9 (Citylink, Ember) · Stance 10 (FlixBus)

McGill’s 757 reaches Paisley Gilmour Street train station; Citylink runs to Skye and Oban, Ember to Fort William, FlixBus to Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth and Stirling

Taxi

Airport rank — 180 white taxis

Rank just outside the terminal building

No pre-booking required — join the rank directly outside arrivals

Rental cars

Avis · Dollar Thrifty · Enterprise · Europcar · Hertz · Sixt

Just outside the main terminal (domestic arrivals side) or beside the T2 facility

Six agencies on site for exploring beyond the city

Driving & drop-off

M8 Junction 28 (from the East) or 29 (from the West)

Drop-off £7.00 (15 min) · £1.00/min after · max £50.00 · card only

Drop-off zone directly outside the terminal, in the terminal multi-storey; postcode PA3 2SW

A free hour is available at the Long Stay car park with its own shuttle bus, if you can wait there instead

Every fare here is the one its operator publishes, and links to the page that publishes it. Options with no fare shown do not have a fixed published fare.