'Mode': TO,AROUND
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Getting TO/AROUND: Glasgow has 2 airports - Glasgow International and Glasgow Preswick. Prestwick is probably easier to get into the city centre from, as there's a train station right there that takes you directly to Glasgow Central. And apparently (so I've been told...) if you show the ticket collecter on the train to/from the airport your flight ticket, you don't have to buy a separate ticket for the train. Either that or the ticket is cheaper...
If you're getting the train, you'll either get in to Glasgow Central or Glasgow Queen Street, depending on where you've travelled from. There are taxi ranks outside both, and low level trains at both stations take you to other parts of the city. Also, Buchanan Street Underground is opposite Queen Street Station, if you want to go somewhere near an underground stop.
And for travelling to Glasgow by coach, Buchanan Bus Station is not far from Queen Street station either. But it's not immediately obvious, so you're probably best to get someone to direct you once you get there - plenty of people ask me when I'm in town.
Glasgow is a really easy city to get around. The trains are the best mode of transport, and they're reasonably priced. The underground is also good - very easy to use, and impossible to get lost on, as it runs in a circle! People will tell you that the locals call it the Clockwork Orange (because the trains are mainly orange), but this is a lie - I've never heard it called that in my life, and neither have my friends or family. So if you call it that, you will stand out as a tourist a mile off. You have been warned!!
Buses in Glasgow run to most places, but they're not always as reliable as you might like.... However there are some places that you just can't get to any other way.
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on Aug 26, 2002
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