We are landing in Glascow but heading to Edinburgh the same day. What is the best way
to get there. If anyone has ever taken a taxi approx. how much did it cost? Any help
would be good.

Thanks

Fastest is a taxi but it will cost - maybe GBP60+ on a meter and about an hour depending on traffic. Could be worth negotiating before you get in. Cheapest would probably be a bus into Glasgow centre then a train or bus to Edinburgh, allow maybe GBP20. You could even find a direct bus/ coach from airport straight to Edinburgh, worth a dig.

Here we go http://www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/g...ere_frame.html

[email protected] (Swato) wrote:

    >We are landing in Glascow but heading to Edinburgh the same day. What is the best
    >way to get there. If anyone has ever taken a taxi approx. how much did it cost? Any
    >help would be good.
    >
Train.

PB

Swato <[email protected]> wrote:
    > We are landing in Glascow but heading to Edinburgh the same day. What is the best
    > way to get there. If anyone has ever taken a taxi approx. how much did it cost? Any
    > help would be good.

A taxi?? Take the train.

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[email protected] (Swato)
    > We are landing in Glascow but heading to Edinburgh the same day. What is the best
    > way to get there. If anyone has ever taken a taxi approx. how much did it cost? Any
    > help would be good. Thanks

If you cannot get a coach directly from the airport, Take a taxi to Queen Street
Station Glasgow which will cost you about £10.oo. The direct train to Edinburgh
leaves every 30 minutes and takes 50 minutes to Edinburgh Waverley Station which is
right in the centre of Edinburgh. It is a beautiful city with wonderful old pubs,
numerous restaurants and entertainment. If you are going in august get a programme
for the Festival and the Fringe and you will find lots of interesting shows but you
have to book the good ones early.

Look at www.edfringe.com and www.go-edinburgh.co.uk

Enjoy! Mike

Glasgow Airport is maybe 20 miles from Glasgow centre, but I believe frequent buses
run from airport to city centre (but CHECK THIS). Once in Glasgow, Edinburgh is less
than an hour by train (very frequent service). Railway stations in both Glasgow and
Edinburgh are bang in the middle of the cities. A taxi would cost you an arm and a
leg, even just airport to centre, let alone all the way to Edinburgh.

Swato wrote:

    > We are landing in Glascow but heading to Edinburgh the same day. What is the best
    > way to get there. If anyone has ever taken a taxi approx. how much did it cost? Any
    > help would be good.
    >
    > Thanks

In message <[email protected]>, Dan McLean
<[email protected]> writes
    >From Glasgow Airport there are many buses and trains into the city centre, if going
    >by train to Edinburgh there are 4 trains and hour from Queen Street station, Glasgow
    >to Waverley station in Edinburgh.

Every 30 minutes at the moment - Scotrail's timetable still hasn't recovered from
their recent dispute with the drivers.

See http://rtti.nationalrail.co.uk/3020/16/16.htm

--
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To do a fair comparison you would have to quantify how many people are travelling and
also your final destination in Edinburgh.

If the answer was say 4 and you ended up with 4x airport bus + 4x train + taxi to
final destination this could be a tidy sum in total.

It might still be worth costing a taxi or perhaps cheaper still a private hire car.

TEST Original Message TEST-- From: "Swato" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: rec.travel.europe Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 7:47 PM Subject: Glasgow
to Edinburgh

    > We are landing in Glasgow but heading to Edinburgh the same day. What is the best
    > way to get there. If anyone has ever taken a taxi approx. how much did it cost? Any
    > help would be good.
    >
    > Thanks

"Swato" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > We are landing in Glascow but heading to Edinburgh the same day. What is the best
    > way to get there. If anyone has ever taken a taxi approx. how much did it cost? Any
    > help would be good.
    >
    > Thanks

You may find this site useful but please note the 'airport trains' do not go directly
to the terminal but to Paisley Station with a bus link to the terminal.

http://www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/g...ere_frame.html

"Swato" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > We are landing in Glascow but heading to Edinburgh the same day. What is the best
    > way to get there. If anyone has ever taken a taxi approx. how much did it cost? Any
    > help would be good.
    >
    > Thanks

"Hamish" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > To do a fair comparison you would have to quantify how many people are travelling
    > and also your final destination in Edinburgh.
    >
    > If the answer was say 4 and you ended up with 4x airport bus + 4x train + taxi to
    > final destination this could be a tidy sum in total.
    >
    > It might still be worth costing a taxi or perhaps cheaper still a private hire car.
    >
at four people, it would have to be worth checking out a one way car rental and
driving, wouldn't it?

Bill Smith wrote:
    >
    > Glasgow Airport is maybe 20 miles from Glasgow centre, but I believe frequent buses
    > run from airport to city centre (but CHECK THIS).
    >
Yes - they run every 10 minutes - sometimes even more frequently than that.

sweaty, [email protected] wrote:

    > Also you'll not have to put up withthe odour of unwashed armpits & groins, stale
    > tobacco & empty kebab cartons of some fat bastard scottish cab driver.

But you'd probably not have to share with somebody who calls himself "sweaty sock",
though. Every cloud...

Todd <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Taxi? No way. There's a train that leaves every half hour. Not sure of the price
    > but it's certainly a lot less than a taxi.
    >

No there isn't, there is no train station at Glasgow Airport. You can get a bus to
Paisley Gilmour St and then a train, but it is much easier and faster to get the
direct bus to Glasgow city centre (about 3.50 GBP IIRC) The problem here is that the
bus goes to Buchanan St bus station, wheres trains to Edinburgh leave from Queen St
rail station. It is not far, but if you have a lot of luggage and don't know where
you're going it could be tricky. So I would try to find a direct coach to Edinburgh
from Glasgow Airport.

Tim Vanhoof wrote:

    > No there isn't, there is no train station at Glasgow Airport. You can get a bus to
    > Paisley Gilmour St and then a train, but it is much easier and faster to get the
    > direct bus to Glasgow city centre (about 3.50 GBP IIRC) The problem here is that
    > the bus goes to Buchanan St bus station, wheres trains to Edinburgh leave from
    > Queen St rail station. It is not far, but if you have a lot of luggage and don't
    > know where you're going it could be tricky. So I would try to find a direct coach
    > to Edinburgh from Glasgow Airport.
    >
There isn't a direct Edinburgh Glasgow bus anymore. I used to take it, and was
rather annoyed to find it discontinued - BUT - the bus from the airport to Buchanan
Street WILL stop at Queen Street Station - just ask the driver to let you know when
he gets there.

S Viemeister <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Tim Vanhoof wrote:
    >
    > > No there isn't, there is no train station at Glasgow Airport. You can get a bus
    > > to Paisley Gilmour St and then a train, but it is much easier and faster to get
    > > the direct bus to Glasgow city centre (about 3.50 GBP IIRC) The problem here is
    > > that the bus goes to Buchanan St bus station, wheres trains to Edinburgh leave
    > > from Queen St rail station. It is not far, but if you have a lot of luggage and
    > > don't know where you're going it could be tricky. So I would try to find a direct
    > > coach to Edinburgh from Glasgow Airport.
    > >
    > There isn't a direct Edinburgh Glasgow bus anymore. I used to take it, and was
    > rather annoyed to find it discontinued - BUT - the bus from the airport to Buchanan
    > Street WILL stop at Queen Street Station - just ask the driver to let you know when
    > he gets there.

IIRC it will stop just round the corner from Central Station, but not at Queen St. Of
course you could take a taxi to Queen St from Central Station, it is really not far
-- five minutes' walk, if you know the way.