How long does the glasgow airport express 500 take from Glasgow airport?

17–36 min, 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.

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Glasgow Airport Express 500.
To Buchanan Bus Station.

Q: How much is the Glasgow Airport Express 500 from Glasgow airport?

£2 for one traveler and £4 for two, charged per person. £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.

First Glasgow, from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station.

17–36 min ride24-hour service

Priced per traveler.

Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.

Travelers	Each	Total
1 adult	£2	£2
2 adults	£2	£4
3 adults	£2	£6
4 adults	£2	£8
5 adults	£2	£10
6 adults	£2	£12
7 adults	£2	£14
8 adults	£2	£16

£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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Four pay £8 on the Glasgow Airport Express 500. The car meets you in arrivals and takes you to any address in Glasgow in about 16 min, at a price fixed when you book ahead with Welcome Pickups.

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How to get there

From arrivals to Buchanan Bus Station

Three steps once you have collected your bags.

Find the stop

Stance 1.

Buy your ticket

From the driver, a machine or the app.

Ride to Buchanan Bus Station

17–36 min.

Worth knowing

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.

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