Travelling within Glasgow is very easy. With its Underground Train or "Subway" running 18 hours a day in a loop around the centre of Glasgow, you should be able to get to within walking distance of most places you want to go. If not, just look out for the many big black taxis driving around with their light on. Glasgow has a huge internal bus system which can be handy when you are thinking about going to the Braehead Arena, but quite often they can be fairly complicated so you are best sticking to the Underground.

Hold your mouse over an underground stop below for a list of important places within 10 minutes walking distance from that stop

The Underground (aka Subway or Tube)

Nicknamed the "Clockwork Orange" and the inspiration for the film of the same name, the underground starts running from around 6.30 in the morning till around 11.15 at night with no breaks (hopefully). A single journey on the underground costs £1.00 with a return at £2.00. Under 16's can travel for half price. You can however get a special ticket called a "Discovery Ticket" which allows unlimited travel on the underground for only £1.90. These tickets are available from 9.30am Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday - A great way to "Discover" Glasgow cheaply. If you are staying in Glasgow for more than a few days, it may also be a good idea to invest in a multi-journey ticket. These can be bought as a 10 journey ticket for £8.00 or a 20 journey ticket for £15.00 with under 16's again costing just half the price.

BEWARE - trains being trains can sometimes break down, trains under the ground on the other hand break-down a lot! So if you are travelling to somewhere important for a certain time, it might be a good idea to leave 20 minutes earlier. In the event of a train breaking down and one of the lines closing, it doesn't mean no train, just that you may have to get a train that goes round in the other direction. It normally takes around 20 minutes (unless it is rush hour - normally between 8.30 and 9.30am and 4.30 and 5.30pm) to go round the whole circle of Glasgow. Also, quite often in this "Workers" city, Underground Staff feel the need to "protest" about certain things they are unhappy about and therefore go on strike. This is normally only for a day though and a warning is given well in advance. For information on undergound status you can go to the SPT website.

Taxis

Taxi's in Glasgow are in abundance. Although you can phone for a taxi to come and pick you up, most of the time you just have to walk to a main street and a few minutes later there will be a black taxi coming towards you. If you have ever been to London, Glasgow has the same type of taxi. The large black bubble-like vehicles can sit 5 people although there are slightly larger versions driving around that seat 6 - these aren't quite as common. If the orange light on their roof is switched on, it means they are available to be "flagged down", in which case just hold your hand out and it will come speeding to your aid. Glasgow taxi drivers are very knowledgeable about the local Geography and will know all places you want to go, even if you don't know the way. They are also masters of the Glasgow traffic system, which can be very complicated at times to unfamiliar drivers. Taxis also offer a standard fare to Glasgow Airport at around £15.

Buses

The Bus system in Glasgow can be rather confusing at times, and through personal experience, rather frustrating unless you know the bus routes and always have the correct amount of money as Glasgow buses do not give any change. Bus stops are located sporadically around the centre and don't seem to follow any particular system which makes it hard to find out where to get a bus that goes to the places you want to go. All of the bus stops though have routes marked on them so you can see what buses stop at that particular stop and where they go to. They don't however have any information on other buses or their routes through different stops. So therefore, I would generally avoid buses unless you are travelling to the Braehead shopping arena as it is the only main form of transport there. In which case, you can travel on the underground to Govan and buses will be clearly marked for Braehead from the bus station just outside the exit. Buses from Buchanan Bus Station to locations outside of Glasgow are a lot easier to understand - see the Trips from Glasgow section.