Flights from Glasgow

Airport Glasgow GLA

Glasgow Airport or Glasgow International Airport is located 1.8 miles west of the city centre of Glasgow in Scotland. Glasgow Airport is the busiest of the three main international airports in Scotland and, along with the airports of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted and Southampton belongs to the BAA. Flights from Glasgow to London are operated to all major London airports. The most popular routes from the airport are flights from Glasgow to New York, Paris or Tenerife for example. In recent years a number of popular charter and scheduled airlines have increasingly operated flights from Glasgow airport to top holiday destinations and the airport has become a base for low-cost and scheduled airlines such as Easyjet, Flybe and Thomas Cook.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: Yes, paid short stay and long stay car parks adjacent and close to the airport terminal.
• Nearby cities: Glasgow (12 km), Edinburgh (77 km)
• Directions by car: M8 motorway (exit 28)
• Stations: Trains to Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Central

Location

Car: From the M8 take exit 28 to Glasgow airport. It only takes 20 minutes to reach the centre of Glasgow and two minutes to reach Paisley, the nearest town.

Sat Nav postode: PA3 2SW

Train: At a distance of 1.8 miles from the terminal is Gilmour station in Paisley, which is also accessible by bus. Direct trains from Paisley Gilmour Street operate to the centre of Glasgow, to Ayr and Clyde Coast.

Bus and coach: The stop for shuttle buses, Service 500, to the station and to Glasgow is in front of the terminal building. These are special buses for transfer to and from the airport, and not public transport. There are also a number of local transport buses to towns and villages in the surrounding area and National Express coaches serving cities in the Uk.

Taxis: licensed taxi ranks are situated in front of the terminal.

Car hire: major rental car companies are based at Glasgow airport such as Avis, Europcar or Hertz etc.

Glasgow airport hotels: Holiday Inn Express, Travelodge or Ramada Jarvis Glasgow Airport Hotel are within easy reach of the terminal.