Travel Information
All registered attendees at the conference will be given a travel pass for free travel in Glasgow during the conference.
For those arriving at Glasgow International airport there will be stand
and staff to help with travel into the city and to give out the travel
passes, which will enable free travel into the city.
Glasgow is easily reached by a number of different methods.
Travel by Air
Glasgow
International Airport www.glasgowairport.comTel:
0870 040008
The airport is situated seven miles to the west of
the University. There
is an airport bus service to the city centre, as well as a
bus
service to the west end of Glasgow which stops minutes from the
University. The taxi fare is in the region
of £13-15.
Glasgow International Airport has direct flight connections to all major
European
hubs, plus North America and the Middle East.
Glasgow
Prestwick International Airport www.gpia.co.uk Tel: 01292 511000
The airport is situated 22 miles
south-west of the University. There is a
railway station at the airport and an airport bus service to the city
centre.
Public Transport information
Contact Travelline Scotland +44 (0) 871 2002233
www.travelinescotland.com
Railway
Intercity links to all major cities. Frequent services
to Edinburgh (50 minutes) and London (5 hours). There are two
city-centre terminals,
Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central (served by Buchanan St and St Enoch subway
stations
respectively)
Coach
Buchanan Bus Station is the main terminus for long
distance coaches.
Road
From Carlisle, Newcastle and the south, exit M74 on
to the M73, joining the M8 at the Old Monkland junction. M8 exits for
the University
are J18 if travelling from the south, Edinburgh and the north and J19 if
coming
from Glasgow Airport and the west. Other main routes serving the
University include
Great Western Road (A82, north of campus), Clydeside Expressway (A814,
south)
and Byres Road (B808, west).
Please note that Car parking on the University campus and
surrounding
area is extremely difficult.
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