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Transport to and from Glasgow Airport

Glasgow, United KingdomIATA: GLAICAO: EGPF
Current airport: GLA

2 options to Glasgow Airport, showing where you arrive.

Train

Train via Paisley Gilmour Street

To and from the airport
Where
Paisley Gilmour Street station, just over one mile from the terminal (outside the airport)
Connection
The nearest station is Paisley Gilmour Street, just over one mile from the terminal. From there you can take the McGill's 757 bus service, which leaves the airport from Stance 7.

To the airport

  • The First Glasgow Airport Express service 500 also connects you directly to the airport from Queen Street and Glasgow Central train stations in the city center.

Bus

Glasgow Airport Express Service 500

To and from the airport
Where
Bus stops right outside the terminal building (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • Operated by First Glasgow, this is the official bus service between the airport and the city center, with journeys from 15 minutes on an all-electric fleet.
  • The service runs 24 hours a day, every day, with departures as often as every 10 minutes and journeys through the night.
  • The easiest way to buy your ticket is in the First Bus App: buy in advance and show it to the driver. You can also pay on board with contactless, cash, or a credit or debit card, or buy online.

To the airport

  • From the city, catch Glasgow Airport Express Service 500 from Buchanan Bus Station, Stance 46.

Times, tickets and disruptions

Timetables, fares and current disruptions are published by the airport and the carriers themselves; we deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official travel page of Glasgow Airport

Official external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.