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Getting There/Around

Getting there:

By Air:

The Glasgow International Airport (+44 870 040 0008/ http://www.glasgowairport.com) is Scotland's busiest airport serving nearly 80 destinations. 40 airlines serve Glasgow including:

Aer Lingus (0845 084 4444/ http://www.aerlingus.com)

Air Berlin (+49 180 573 7800/ http://www.airberlin.com)

Air Canada (0871 220 1111/ http://www.aircanada.ca)

Air Malta (0845 607 3710/ http://www.airmalta.com)

Air Scotland (0141 222 2363/ http://www.air-scotland.com)

Air Transat (0870 556 1522/ http://www.airtransat.uk.com)

BMI baby (0870 264 2229/ http://www.bmibaby.com)

British Airways (0870 850 9850/ http://www.ba.com)

Continental Airlines (0800 607 6760/ http://www.continental.com)

CSA Czech Airlines (0870 444 3747/ http://www.csa.cz)

EasyJet (0905 821 0905/ http://www.easyjet.com)

Emirates (0870 243 2222/ http://www.emirates.com)

Flybe (0870 700 0123/ http://www.flybe.com)

Flyglobespan.com (0870 556 1522/ http://www.flyglobespan.com)

Iberworld Airlines (http://www.iberworld.com)

Iceland Express (0870 8500 737/ http://www.icelandexpress.com)

KLM (0870 507 4047/ http://www.klm.com)

SN Brussels Airlines (0870 735 2345/ http://www.flysn.com)

Thomson Fly (+43 0192 89 598/ http://www.thomsonfly.com)

US Airways (0845 600 3300/ http://www.usairways.com)

Wizz Air (+48 22 351 9499/ http://www.wizzair.com)

Zoom Airlines (+44 0870 240 0055/ http://www.flyzoom.com)

All public buses operated by Citylink and Fairline (0870 550 5050/ http://www.travelinescotland.com) depart from the front of the terminal. Frequent services are available to Glasgow city centre.

Taxis ( +44 141 848 4588 ) are always available and are located at the front of the terminal building. Taxi fare from the Airport to Glasgow city centre is around £16.50.

Rental car companies servicing the Glasgow Airport include:

Alamo ( http://www.alamo.co.uk )

Avis ( http://www.avis.co.uk )

Budget ( http://www.budget.co.uk )

Europcar ( http://www.europcar.co.uk )

Hertz ( http://www.hertz.co.uk )

National ( http://www.nationalcar.co.uk )

Purple Parking ( http://www.purpleparking.com) offers convenient airport parking for business and leisure travelers.


By Bus:

National Express (08705 808 080/ http://www.nationalexpress.com) is a convenient coach network that travels to 1000 destinations throughout the UK. Scottish CityLink (0870 550 5050/ http://www.citylink.co.uk) runs buses to major towns throughout Scotland Coaches stop in Glasgow at the Buchanan Bus Station located off St. Andrew's Square.


By Car:

The main M74 north/south motorway provides easy access into Glasgow. The M8 from the east and Edinburgh travels through Glasgow city centre. The M9 from the north also reaches North Lanarkshire and Glasgow.

By Rail:

Glasgow Central Train Station serves Southern Scotland, England and Wales and the Queen St Station serves the north and east. There are frequent direct trains from London as well as Edinburgh. ScotRail (0845 748 4950/ http://www.scotrail.co.uk) services the West Highland line.

Getting around:

Glasgow has easy and convenient ways to get around the city. Public transportation is much preferred over battling one-way streets and expensive parking. First Glasgow Bus Company (+44 141 423 6600/ http://www.firstgroup.com) services all of the city and surrounding areas.

Known as the "Clockwork Orange," a 15-stop subway services Glasgow with trains operating about every five minutes. Daily and weekly passes are available (+44 141 332 7133).

Park & Ride (+44 0845 606 4446) with locations throughout the city for bus connections

Taxis run throughout the city and can either be hailed on the street or called in (TOA Taxis, +44 141 429 7070).

Cosybike provides "conference bike" rides for groups (http://www.cosybike.co.uk/).

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