Edinburgh airport by train to Glasgow Central Station

There is no train station at the Edinburgh airport.

Hi, Liz,

Bus or tram to Edinburgh Waverley; train from Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street. Shuttle bus, taxi, or shanks' mare to Glasgow Central. The shuttle bus is free if you show your ScotRail ticket. Walking takes about 20 minutes.

Best wishes,

Mike (Auchterless)

There is a tram which goes between the airport and central Edinburgh. I was lucky to be staying at a Premier Inn which was across the street from one of the stops. They are frequent and a short walk from luggage area.

Thanks for comments. Looking a little more carefully, it would seem that a bus is a better bet. And it ends up being a 15 minute walk to the Radisson Blu, which shouldn't be too bad on a Sunday? There is something about a mega-bus from the airport in Edinburgh to Glasgow Buchanan station?

There isn't a train station near Edinburgh airport - and it's a mile from Glasgow airport.

The easiest route is the AIR bus to Glasgow Buchanan Street (main bus station) then the 500 out to Glasgow airport - should be about 1h45m

I personally hate using buses and coaches but this is one time where it is the best option

There are a couple of trains that go from Waverley directly to Glasgow Central. I'm not sure how fast they are but it does avoid a transfer or walk down to Queen Street. I took one when I was heading back to Glasgow from Edinburgh the end of May.

All trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow pass Haymarket. It is one of the 'Edinburgh Stations' and the interchange between the tram and station is much, much easier at Haymarket than Waverley.

The main rail route from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central is via Shotts, and takes well over an hour, every hour. There is also an infrequent faster service via Carstairs.

As the Shotts trains take over half an hour longer than the via Falkirk or the via Bathgate trains to Queen Street, it is always a toss up as to whether going to Queen Street then walking or taking the frequent 398 inter station bus is the best.
Sometimes it is just worth the extra time for the convenience.

One tip- if taking the 398 bus you need to show your valid train ticket, so don't let the gates at Queen Street eat it. Use the manual gate and tell the attendant you need to keep your ticket for the bus. Last time the gates didn't eat my ticket, the time before they did.

One other tip- you can also get off the tram at Edinburgh Park , which is well before Haymarket. Every 30 minutes there is a direct train from there to Glasgow Queen Street.
Whether that saves any time over going to Haymarket (for the more frequent service) is open to debate, and it's the same fare.
May or may not be more convenient as E Park is a simple 2 track station, and much quieter.

The main rail route from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central is via Shotts, and takes well over an hour, every hour.

That was it, Stuart! Now I remember - I was scheduled to take another earlier train that went to Queen St. but someone got hit by the train on the tracks so they shut it all down, and I wound up taking that one.

Whatever happened with that person? Was it an accident?

Mardee,

I haven't found out for certain what happened. But the chance of someone being hit accidentally when there was no engineering work on is vanishingly small.

Even had there been engineering the elaborate rules of line possession means that workplace accidents of being hit by a train are now very, very rare.

In all likelihood it was either a suicide or a suicide attempt (a 'cry for help' )which did not end well. There is a convention on UK railways that no one ever uses that word in public, but most people know the coded language which is used.

It is not an uncommon occurrence sadly. That is why at many stations you will find signs up for the Samaritans or other sources of help, likewise such signs are now the 'home' screen on many ticket machines.

Oh, that's sad. I wondered at the time if that's what happened.