To Buchanan Bus Station · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
2 transfer options
Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Pre-booked private transfer is 9 minutes quicker for £40 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Bus
Glasgow Airport Express 500
500 · First Glasgow
17–36 min rideEvery 10 minRuns all night
Stance 1→Buchanan Bus Station
24-hour service
£2total for 1 adult£2 eachBuy ticketOn First Glasgow
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. Stance 1, right outside the terminal building
£2 a single for adults and children, in cash or by contactless to the driver, or tap on and tap off. Returns are no longer sold: buy two singles. Scottish concession cards are valid; cards from outside Scotland are not.
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Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Glasgow to Glasgow Airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Glasgow airport to Glasgow city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Glasgow Airport Express 500 at £2, 17–36 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Pre-booked private transfer at £42, 16 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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The Glasgow Airport Express 500 leaves from stance 1, right outside the terminal building. It runs 24 hours a day.
Tickets
Pay the driver £2 in cash or by contactless, telling them where you are going, or tap on as you board and tap off with the same card as you leave. Scottish concession cards are valid; cards from outside Scotland are not.
Finding the station
There is no railway station at the airport. The nearest is Paisley Gilmour Street, just over a mile away, reached by McGill's 757 bus; for the city centre the 500 is quicker.
The taxi rank
The airport's own taxis, a white fleet of about 180 cars, wait just outside the terminal building. No booking is needed; they run on the meter.
Uber and Bolt
Uber picks up at zones A, B and C in the car park: leave arrivals by the building exit and head straight on, following the signs. The app gives the exact spot once a driver is matched.
At night
The 500 keeps running after midnight: from the airport at 00:00, 01:00, 02:00, 03:00 and 04:00, every night of the week, about 20 minutes to Buchanan Bus Station.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
500 · First GlasgowGlasgow Airport Express 500
From
Stance 1, right outside the terminal building
To
Buchanan Bus Station, after stops on Bothwell Street near Central station and West George Street for Queen Street station
Runs
All night
Journey
17–36 min
£2 a single for adults and children, in cash or by contactless to the driver, or tap on and tap off. Returns are no longer sold: buy two singles. Scottish concession cards are valid; cards from outside Scotland are not.
Every 10 minutes on weekday daytimes, every 12 at weekends and in the early evening, then every 15 to 30 minutes until 23:30 and hourly through the night.
The £2 fare comes from Scotland's bus fare cap, which has no published end date. Check the fare with First before you travel if you read this long after September 2026.
During the George Square works, the Queen Street station stop moves to West George Street.
What is the best way from Glasgow airport to Glasgow city center?
For one traveler, the Glasgow Airport Express 500 at £2, 17–36 min. The cheapest way in. The Pre-booked private transfer is 9 minutes quicker for £40 more, which is not worth it at this party size. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Glasgow airport to Glasgow city center?
For one traveler, the Glasgow Airport Express 500 at £2. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Glasgow airport to Glasgow city center by bus?
One bus reaches Buchanan Bus Station: the Glasgow Airport Express 500, £2 for one traveler, 17–36 min. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Glasgow by any means. The fastest way overall is the Pre-booked private transfer, 16 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Glasgow airport to Glasgow city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches Buchanan Bus Station: the Pre-booked private transfer, £42 for one traveler, 16 min, to any address. It is not the cheapest way in: the Glasgow Airport Express 500 at £2 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Glasgow airport to Glasgow city center?
Glasgow Airport Express 500: 17–36 min. Pre-booked private transfer: 16 min
How far is Glasgow airport from the city center?
Glasgow Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Pre-booked private transfer, takes 16 min; the cheapest, the Glasgow Airport Express 500, 17–36 min.
Where is the train station at Glasgow airport?
There is no railway station at the airport. The nearest is Paisley Gilmour Street, just over a mile away, reached by McGill's 757 bus; for the city centre the 500 is quicker.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Glasgow airport?
Uber picks up at zones A, B and C in the car park: leave arrivals by the building exit and head straight on, following the signs. The app gives the exact spot once a driver is matched.
Where do I catch the Glasgow Airport Express 500 at Glasgow airport?
Stance 1, right outside the terminal building. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Buchanan Bus Station, after stops on Bothwell Street near Central station and West George Street for Queen Street station.
Worth knowing
The 500 has cost £2 a single since 7 September 2026, adults and children alike, under Scotland's £2 bus fare cap. Neither First nor Transport Scotland gives an end date; before the cap the single was £11, so older guides quote that.
It runs all night, every night: after 23:30 the 500 leaves the airport hourly, at 00:00, 01:00, 02:00, 03:00 and 04:00. From Buchanan Bus Station the night buses leave at 00:30, 01:30, 02:30 and 03:30.
Return tickets are no longer sold: buy two £2 singles. Tell the driver your destination and pay cash or contactless, or tap on and tap off with the same card.
Taxis wait at the front door of the terminal; they are the airport's own white fleet, metered, and no fare to the city is published.
Glasgow Prestwick is a different airport on the Ayrshire coast. It has its own station, about 40 minutes by train from Glasgow Central; the 500 does not go there.
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