Planes, trains and ferries too!  If you’re coming to Glasgow, you can enjoy some fantastic travel fares.  You might want to fly or take a ferry, or maybe you’d prefer to let the train take the strain

Arrival by Air

Glasgow International Airport is located just eight miles (13 kilometres) west of Glasgow City Centre and Edinburgh airport (is less than one hour away). Airlines servicing the area include: Aer Lingus, Air Malta, Air Transat, BMI, BMIBaby, British Airways, Canadian Affair, Continental Airlines, Easyjet, Emirates, First Choice Airlines, Fly Globespan, flybe, Icelandair,  Pakistan International Airlines, ThomsonFly, US Airways, Ryanair*, Wizz Air*

 * Please note that Ryanair and Wizz Air operate into Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (30 miles from Glasgow). 

Arrival by Rail

Glasgow Central Station is a key hub in the national rail network and provides excellent onward travel to the many beauty spots and places of interest within Greater Glasgow and the Clyde Valley. Glasgow Queen Street Station is the second main line station situated in the city centre. As well as providing excellent links to areas in and around Greater Glasgow.  Its Express service to Edinburgh takes under 50 minutes and runs every 15 minutes.

For information on rail travel within the UK contact the 24 hour National Rail Enquiries Line  on 08457 48 49 50. For more information on individual rail operators or to book tickets on-line, please visit any of the following sites: 

• National Express East Coast 
• Virgin Trains
• Network Rail
• First Scotrail
• The Trainline

Arrival by Sea

Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley can be reached via a number of ferry routes across the Irish Sea, the North Sea, or the English Channel.

 For further information on individual operators, please visit the links below.

DFDS Seaways operate sailings between Kristiansand, Norway to Newcastle and Newcastle to Amsterdam. Additional information on this service can be found on their website.

Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) operate a fleet of 28 ferries calling at 23 of Scotland’s picturesque islands on the Atlantic coast. They also operate a service across the Firth of Clyde.  For additional information, on-line booking, area maps and timetables, etc please visit their website. 

P&O Irish Sea operate routes from Larne (near Belfast), Northern Ireland to Cairnryan, approximately 45 minutes south of Glasgow. They also operate a number of ferries from Dover and Portsmouth, England to France and Spain.  Please visit their website for additional route information, on-line booking and timetables. 

Stena Line, one of the world’s largest ferry companies, operates between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Stranraer, Scotland.  They also operate routes between Harwick, Essex (south-east England) and Hoek van Holland, Holland.  Additional information, on-line booking, route planner and timetable details can be found on their website. 

Superfast ferries  operate daily sailings between Rosyth, Scotland and Zeebrugge, Belgium. Additional information, timetables, and booking information can be found at their website.