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How To Get To Glasgow Airport

Published at 03/14/2012 05:29:29

Introduction

Glasgow is one of the largest cities in Scotland and it is ranked 3rd in terms of population in the UK. Glasgow is located on the River Clyde which is in the central west low lands in the United Kingdom. Also, the city is ranked 57th in terms of most livable cities in the world. The place has several attractions such as The Burrell Collection, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow Cathedral, Necropolis, Glasgow Science center. IMAX, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, The Lighthouse, Martyrs School, Provands Lordship, Scotland Street School Museum and St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art.

Step 1

The airport in Glasgow is one of the major highlights of the city, as it offers a huge world of holidays to people. Glasgow airport is about 8 miles from the center of the city and people can reach the airport by the M8 motorway. An ideal way to get to the airport is to use a good GPS. There are several ways to reach the airport out of which taking a bus or a coach are often used. Flyer 500 which is an express bus is maintained by the Glasgow airport. This service is available once every ten minutes.

Tickets for the Flyer 500 journey are available with the driver of the bus. The time of the journey depends on factors like traffic and dropping passengers. It may go up to maximum 5 minutes, approximately. The bus can drop passengers at main destinations like the Central Station, Strathclyde University, Queen St.Station, and many big hotels in the city center.

Step 2

Air Link 747 is another bus service that helps people travel to and from the Glasgow airport. It is easy to catch the bus because it runs 3 times in 60 minutes. This bus travels via Braehead, west end of the city and Renfrew. This bus would be an ideal choice for travelers who will be spending time in this part of Glasgow. Apart from these two bus services, there are other local services which drop passengers off in Paisley, a place that is located a few miles away from the Glasgow airport. People can also get a taxi from Paisley to the airport.

Step 3

The next best way of traveling would be the train that runs 8 times in between the city center and Paisley. Though the train station is not close to the Glasgow airport, the fact that it runs frequently attracts a large number of people.

Step 4

he next best option is getting a taxi which offers cheap tariffs to the travelers. This is because all the taxis are metered and the local council issues a license to every taxi that runs from the airport to the city. If people are traveling in groups, then they may have to consider hiring a coach, as the coach services are available at nominal costs.

Step 5

There is another car service in the airport where passengers can be collected or dropped off at the Glasgow airport. The best part is that the service is free for the first ten minutes of entry. So people who want to go to the Glasgow airport can use one of these transport services.

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