It lies eight miles to the west of Glasgow city and is within easy reach of other places within Scotland. Principal access is off of junction 28 of the M8 motorway.

The airport is served with a range of transport options. Key bus routes have recently been upgraded to improve service quality and frequency. There are frequent rail connections to Glasgow and the Ayrshire Coast from Paisley Gilmour Street station.

Travel Market Place Glasgow

Getting there

Glasgow By road

The M8 Motorway via Junction 28 gives easy access to and from the airport. The airport is about 20 minutes drive from Glasgow City Centre and about two minutes from Paisley, the nearest town. You can drop off passengers outside the terminal building, but if you want to see them off please use one of the car parks

For exact directions to Glasgow please use the AA Route Planner.

Glasgow Airport Parking

Glasgow By Bus and Coach

All public buses depart from the front of the terminal building. Charter coaches pick up and drop off passengers at the short stay coach park on Bute Road, adjacent to international arrivals.

There are frequent services to Glasgow city centre operated by Citylink and Fairline as a combined service 905. All services have drop off points at various locations in the city including close to Glasgow Central and Queen Street railway stations and at Buchanan bus station.

Glasgow By Train

Paisley's Gilmour Street railway station is the nearest to the airport. Just two miles from the terminal, it can be reached by taxi or by regular bus services.

There are direct rail services from Paisley Gilmour Street to Glasgow Central, Ayr and Clyde Coast destinations. There are eight trains per hour (Monday-Saturday) and five per hour (Sunday) from Gilmour Street to Glasgow Central. If you need to transfer from Central station to either Queen Street station or Buchanan bus station, you can use bus service 398 which runs every 10 minutes between 07:00 and 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 and 22:00 Sunday. This service is free on production of a valid rail ticket, or 50p to other users.

Through rail tickets from Glasgow Airport to Glasgow Central station, via Paisley Gilmour Street station, can be purchased from the SPT Travel Centre on the ground floor of the terminal building, adjacent to UK arrivals. For travel to any other station, the ticket should be surrendered at the Gilmour Street booking office and you will obtain a discount equal to the value of the bus ticket from the cost of a rail ticket to any station in Scotland.

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

Further Information
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