Planes, coaches 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 someone else take the strain and arrive by coach.

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 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.

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.

Arrival by Coach

National Express provides long distance bus and coach services throughout the UK and in association with Scottish City Link and Eurolines connect Glasgow to 25 European countries and 1200 locations in England, Scotland and Wales. 

Eurolines operate long distance coach service from 25 European countries and in conjunction with National Express and Scottish City Link connect Glasgow with Continental Europe and 1,200 UK locations.

Route information, on-line booking, timetables and fares can be found on their website.