Why is there no train 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.



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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.

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Glasgow Airport railway station is the main train station at Glasgow Airport. Trains from Glasgow Central arrive here every 10 to 15 minutes with a journey time of around 15 mins too. Once you arrive at the station, you can take a shuttle bus to the airport terminals.

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The distance between Glasgow Central Station and Glasgow Airport (GLA) is 7 miles. The road distance is 9.1 miles.

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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.

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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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As Glasgow is Scotland's most populous city we are lucky to be served by two international airports - Glasgow International Airport and Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

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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.

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Uber is available at Glasgow Airport, so you can enjoy a convenient and comfortable ride to wherever you need to go.

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Glasgow Airport, also known as Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF) (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu), formerly Abbotsinch Airport, is an international airport in Scotland. It is located in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 8.6 nautical miles (15.9 km; 9.9 mi) west of Glasgow city centre.

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Principally used by British Airways and Loganair, the airport is also used by low-cost carriers such as EasyJet, Ryanair, Thomas Cook Airlines, Jet2 and TUI Airways.

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Glasgow Prestwick is Scotland's fifth-busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic, although it is the largest in terms of land area.

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If you're travelling to and from Glasgow, then there are two main stations that you'll probably be using. As well as this, you'll find a couple of smaller ones that might be useful if you're visiting different attractions in the city.

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