Getting there

Planes

British Airways | BMI | KLM | Air Berlin | Flybe and easyJet all operate regular flights to Glasgow from London | Manchester | Bristol | and many other regional and international hubs. KLM and Air Berlin fly in from Stansted; easyJet flies in from Luton and Gatwick. Careful | though – some operators fly to the smaller | less convenient Prestwick terminal (www.gpia.co.uk) rather than Glasgow’s international airport (www.glasgowairport.com).

Trains

There are regular services to Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street (both in the city centre) from all over the UK with Virgin and GNER, as well as a sleeper service with First ScotRail (www.firstscotrail.com).

Automobiles

From England | head for the M6 | M74 | M73 and then the M8. It’s about a seven-hour drive from London (or four from Liverpool) | but it’s only worth taking the car if your stay is part of a wider jaunt around Scotland.