A 24-hour service is in operation, with frequent timetables and through the night journeys, daily. Monday - Friday service operates every 12 minutes with additional trips added daily.Evening frequency is every 15 minutes daily.
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Our fleet of 180 taxis, easily recognizable by their iconic white colour, are readily available at the prestigious pick-up location just outside the Terminal building. No pre-booking is required; you can access our taxis directly from outside the terminal.
The journey from Glasgow Airport to Glasgow Central Station is around 45 minutes, with train fares from £3.50. Paisley Gilmour Street is the nearest train station to Glasgow Airport, and is situated 2 miles away.
Train to or from Glasgow AirportThe First Glasgow Airport Express service 500 also connects you directly to the airport from Queen Street in Glasgow City Centre and Glasgow Central Train Stations.
A convenient Glasgow Airport Express shuttle bus service connects the Glasgow Airport to Glasgow Central train station. This runs every 10 minutes, 7 days a week.
On 17 September 2009 the rail link was cancelled as part of public spending cuts. In 2014, proposals were in place to resurrect the project dependent on the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum. In October 2016, plans were resurrected to build a railway link to Glasgow Airport.
A former council leader has hit out at a decision not to pursue plans for a direct rail link between Glasgow city centre and Glasgow Airport. They were discarded to make way for an alternative shuttle pod system between the airport and Paisley Gilmour Street station.
Please check with your airline for this information. As a general rule you should be at the airport 2 hours before your flight for a domestic flight (within the UK), 3 hours before your flight for European flights and 4 hours before your flight for long haul flights.
Glasgow Airport handles over 9 million passengers per year, serving over 120 destinations worldwide. The airport is made up of one terminal building, split into three piers, a smaller second terminal building and a single runway, 2,665 metres in length.
Getting from Glasgow airport to Edinburgh by train is a fairly fast and affordable transfer option. However, no trains run directly from Glasgow airport, so you will need to take the Glasgow Airport Express service 500 bus into Glasgow Central Train Station first, then take the train from there to Edinburgh.
You can pay for your ticket with cash or by debit or credit card at any of our 143 staffed station ticket offices. We aim to serve customers within five minutes at peak times, and three minutes at off-peak times, so give yourself enough time to buy a ticket.
How to book a taxi at Glasgow Airport? Booking a taxi at Glasgow Airport is easy. Once you exit the airport, simply open the SIXT app and call for a taxi. It's that simple!
An Uber spokesperson told GlasgowWorld: “we acknowledge that during peak times, especially with unprecedented levels of demand in Glasgow this week... wait times are longer than usual.” As demand increases, prices surge. Uber explains “prices may increase to help ensure that those who need a driver can get one”.