Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
quicker (advance purchase single £28 to £105, full fare £162, 4½ hours, more than hourly)
and more comfortable than the bus.
Scotrail
(
08457 55 00 33;
www.scotrail.co.uk
)
runs Scottish trains. Destinations in-
clude Edinburgh (£12.90, 50 minutes, every 15 minutes), Oban (£21.60, three hours, three
to four daily), Fort William (£26.30, 3¾ hours, four to five daily), Dundee (£25.30, 1½
hours, hourly), Aberdeen (£45.20, 2½ hours, hourly) and Inverness (£79, 3½ hours, 10
daily, four on Sunday).
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
There are buses every 10 or 15 minutes from Glasgow International Airport to Buchanan
bus station via Central and Queen St stations (single/return £5/7.50). This is a 24-hour ser-
vice. Another bus, the 747, heads to the West End. A taxi costs £20 to £25.
Bike
There are several places to hire a bike; the tourist office has a full list.
Alpine Bikes
(
www.alpinebikes.com
;
6 St Georges Pl; per day £20; 9.30am-5.30pm)
Hardtail and roadbikes available.
Gear Bikes
(
0141-339 1179;
www.gearbikes.com
;
19 Gibson St; half/1/2 days £15/20/
35 )
Decent hybrids. Open daily.
Boat
Clyde Clippers
(
www.clydeclippers.com
;
mid-May-late Oct)
Runs a ferry service on
the Clyde between the city centre and Braehead (£6.50 return), stopping at the Science
Museum and the Riverside Museum (£3.25 return).
Car & Motorcycle
The most difficult thing about driving in Glasgow, as with most Scottish urban centres, is
the confusing one-way system. For short-term parking (up to two hours) you've got a de-
cent chance of finding something on the street, paying at the meters. Otherwise,
multistorey car parks are probably your best bet.
Public Transport
Bus
City bus services, mostly run by
First Glasgow
(
0141-423 6600;
www.firstglasgow.com
)
, are frequent. You can buy tickets when you board buses but on
