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Almost nine million passengers travel through Glasgow Airport every year.
Buses and coaches
The Arriva Glasgow Flyer provides a high-frequency bus service to and from Glasgow City Centre and Buchanan bus station (stand 46).
Services run up to every ten minutes and journey time is 15 minutes to Glasgow Central rail station or 25 minutes to the bus station.
Buses are fully accessible and free wi-fi internet access is provided.
The Glasgow Flyer calls en route at:
- All major city hotels
- Glasgow Central rail station (for connections to the rest of Scotland and the UK)
- Strathclyde University
- Queen Street rail station (for connections to other stations in Scotland).
Whether you are travelling on business or for pleasure, the Glasgow Flyer has a ticket to suit your requirements:
Single fare: £4.20
Adult Return: £6.20
Adult Open Return: £6.50
10 Journey Ticket: £28.00
Visit the Glasgow Flyer website
Service 757 (AirLink Direct Express)Service 757, operated by First, provides a convenient express link to Glasgow city centre and Buchanan bus station (stand 44).
Services run up to every 20 minutes (30 minutes at weekends) and journey time to the bus station is 25 minutes. Buses are fully accessible.
The 757 calls en route at:
- SSECC for exhibitions, conferences and concerts.
- Pacific Quay for the Science Centre.
- Glasgow Central station for rail connections to the rest of Scotland and the UK.
- Queen Street station for rail connections to other stations in Scotland.
The entire network of First services in Greater Glasgow can be used seamlessly with a FirstDay or FirstWeek unlimited travel ticket, which includes travel to and from the airport on the 757.
Single fare: £2.90
Return: £5 (valid for two weeks, 757 only)
FirstDay (unlimited travel network wide): £3.20
FirstWeek (unlimited travel network wide): £13.50
Visit the First Greater Glasgow website
Service 747 (AirLink cityService)The 747 stopping service is operated by First and provides a convenient link to Glasgow city centre via Renfrew, Braehead, Partick and Charing Cross.
Buses run every 30 minutes and journey time to Buchanan bus station is about 48 minutes.
The 747 provides direct access to many visitor attractions and hotels, and connects with the First network at Partick or Glasgow city centre. Vehicles are fully accessible.
The entire network of First services in Greater Glasgow can be used seamlessly with a Firstday or Firstweek unlimited travel ticket, which includes travel to and from the airport on the 747.
Single Fare: £2.90.
FirstDay (unlimited travel network wide): £3.20.
FirstWeek (unlimited travel network wide): £13.50.
Visit the First Greater Glasgow website
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.
Coaches to national destinationsCoaches 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, 757 or 747 (see above).
Bus stop guideAll bus stops at Glasgow Airport are on the terminal forecourt.
- Bus Stop 1: 500 Glasgow Flyer express service to Glasgow city centre.
- Bus Stop 1a: 757 AirLink express service to central Glasgow.
- Bus Stop 2: Local service 66 (for Paisley Gilmour Street rail station).
- Bus Stop 3: 300 (Clydebank and Paisley Gilmour Street rail station), 747 (central Glasgow via Renfrew and Partick), 915 (Skye).
Useful links for bus and coach travellers.
Traveline Scotland (call 0871 200 2233)
Arriva Bus (call 0844 800 4411)
First Bus (or call +44 (0)141 423 6600)
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (call +44 (0)141 332 6811)