Scotland Guide
Glasgow
Arrival
Glasgow International airport ( 
0870/040 0008, 
www.glasgowairport.com ) is at Abbotsinch, eight miles southwest of the city. From here, the 24-hour Glasgow Flyer bus (£3.95) runs from bus stop 1 into the central Buchanan Street bus station every ten minutes during the day; the journey takes 25 minutes. Airport taxis charge around £18–20.
Glasgow Prestwick airport ( 0871/223 0700, www.gpia.co.uk ) is thirty miles south of Glasgow, near Ayr. From here the simplest way to get to the city is by train: there's a station right by the terminal (alight at the airport, not Prestwick Town), with trains taking 45 minutes to reach Glasgow Central station (Mon– Sat every 30min, Sun hourly).
Nearly all trains from England come into Central station, which sits over Argyle Street, one of the city's main shopping thoroughfares. Bus #398 from the front entrance on Gordon Street shuttles every ten minutes to Queen Street station, at the corner of George Square, terminus for trains serving Edinburgh and the north. The walk between the two stations is about ten minutes. Bus #398 also stops at Buchanan Street bus station, arrival point for regional and intercity coaches.