Glasgow Travel Forum

Can someone please help me... I need to get from Glasgow Airport to Inverness, i really dont want to catch a flight i would rather do it another way. I have a book on Scotland but it is not to helpful with this sort of thing. I arrive into Glasgow around Midday, if that makes any difference to what i can do.

http://www.megabus.com/

You could book a bus from there, it will be by far the cheapest option (if you book early under £10)
or catch the train, which i imagine would be between £40-50

You can get direct trains from Glasgow (Queen St station in the city centre) to Inverness.

You can take the airport bus to the city centre (Buchanan St) bus station, a short walk from Queen St railway station. You would be able to take the bus from there to Inverness if you want - probably cheaper and slower than the train.

This website will help on the train times & prices.

www.scotrail.co.uk

Generally the cheaper fares are for return journeys booked in advance.

An alternative is the official UK railway website ww.nationalrail.co.uk

You may be able to book your ticket online in advance to take advantage of any cheaper fares, but allow time for potential delays with your flight/getting out of the airport. Tickets are not posted abroad, but you can pick them up from the station.....make sure you bring the same credit card with you as you use to book them.

Another alternative is long-distance bus. This is cheaper but slower. Megabus from Glasgow itself has more travel time options and is cheaper, but the major UK company, National Express, also provides a service. There is a coach from the airport at 17:50 (one-way fare 23.70GBP, best to book in advance online).

http://www.glasgowairport.com/ will give you transport options into Glasgow from the airport.

You can also take the Citylink coach from Glasgow to Inverness - sorry, can't remember the website but it is Scottish Citylink. To get into Glasgow you can either take a taxi, the airport bus, a local bus, or a taxi to Paisley Gilmour Street station and train from there. Big advantage about taking the airport bus is that it will end up at Buchanan Street bus station from where the buses to Inverness leave. Advise you to book a seat.

Yes, lots of Citylink buses from Glasgow Buchanan Street bus station too:

http://www.citylink.co.uk/index.php

You are spoilt for choice with transport options! :-)

Kitty

Just to be sure.......

You are arriving at Glasgow International (GLA) rather than Glasgow Prestwick (PIK)?

People have confused the two airports before!

If you're arriving at Prestwick, there are cheap (half standard price) train ticket deals to anywhere in Scotland on production of your flight ticket.

Train goes from Prestwick International train station to Glasgow Central, then shuttle-bus or walk to Glasgow Queen Street, where you can catch the train to Inverness.

Can I be controversial and ask why you don't want to fly? Are you wanting to take in the views or just get there the most convenient way?

If you want convenience I'd fly. Especially seeing as you'll be at the airport already. I do that route all the time, takes less time than finding your way to the train station and transferring in glasgow... and thats only the beginning of the journey.

From Glasgow Queen Street there is the 13.41 (change at Perth). It`s a cracking train journey!

Aye, as they say, CityLink, Megabus or Scotrail, all pretty much taking the same route, via Stirling, Perth and up the "A9 corridor" through the Highlands.

As I have this timetable on my desktop, here is the train times you need:

http://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/files/Ed&Glas-InvernessMay09.pdf

You will notice the departures are from Glasgow Queen Street Station, 13.41 or 16.11. Try for the earlier one, mentioned already, to avoid commuter congestion. However, there is no need to rush from airport to Glasgow centre. You are into Inverness by 19.34 on the later train.

The important info is where the services depart Glasgow from. Queen Street Staion for trains - Buchanan Bus Station for the coaches.

The CityLink timetable below has a good service leaving at 14.40 (good because it is a "non-stop" service. If you do want to see towns and villages on route, take the slower bus!).

http://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables/newtimes/glas_inv.pdf

Here is the megabus times, too:

http://megabus.com/uk/timetables/glasgow_inverness_bus.php


To get into Glasgow from the airport is easy - as you'd expect:

http://www.glasgowairport.com/ click on "To and from airport".

:)

This way you have the option to stop places en route too.

Tickets purchased online in advance are often cheaper. But also check out special "Rover tickets" or "Scotland Freedom pass" if travelling further.

Car rental opens up a whole other route option, up the West Coast for example - but we prefer public transport. :)

Journey times for driving can be calculated using the theaa.com site:

http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp