Travel to Glasgow and the John Anderson Campus
By Air
Glasgow Airport (Tel: 0141 887 1111)
By car you would join the M8 junction 28 west bound and leave
at junction 15 (approx. 15 mins drive). Refer to
map for further
details. There are frequent airport buses to the city centre.
Edinburgh Airport (Tel: 0131 333 1000)
By car you would join the A8 west bound, follow signs for the
M8 and leave at junction 15 (approx. 50 mins drive). Refer to
map for further details.
Prestwick Airport (Tel: 01292 479822)
John Anderson Campus
By car you would join A77/M77 which meets the M8 at junction
22. Join the M8 east bound and leave at junction 15. Refer to
map for further details.
There is a half hourly train service between
the airport and Glasgow Central station which takes 45 mins.
Useful air links: Aer Lingus;
British Airways;
British Midland Airlines;
Easyjet;
GO Airlines;
Virgin Atlantic;
RyanAir
By Rail
GNER operate rail services from London Kings Cross (via
Newcastle) to Glasgow Central (approx. 5hrs 30mins). Virgin West
Coast operate rail services from London Euston (via Carlisle) to
Glasgow Central (approx. 5hrs 15mins). ScotRail operate sleeper
services from London Euston as well as all local services within
Scotland. Trains from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street Station
are every 15 minutes with a journey time of 50 minutes. Virgin
Cross Country operate direct services between Scotland and most
major English cities.
Online timetable and route planning
information is provided by Railtrack. The telephone number for national rail
enquiries is 0345 484950.
Useful rail links:
Great North Eastern Railway (GNER);
Virgin Trains;
Railtrack;
Scotrail
By Coach
Buchanan Street Bus Station (Tel: 0141 332 7133)
All National Express/CityLink services
leave from here as do services to most surrounding towns.
By Car
From England and the south via the M6 and M74(A74) motorways.
Leave the M74 Jct 4 to join the M73 Jct 1. Leave the M73 junction 2 to join the
M8 Jct 8 west bound. Exit the M8 Jct 15 for the University's John Anderson Campus.
Refer to map for further
details.
From Stirling and the north via the M9, M80(A80) and M8 motorways. (Traffic
from Fife should follow signs for the Kincardine Bridge and then join the M876).
Exit the M8 Jct 15 for the University's John Anderson Campus.
Refer to map for further
details.
From Edinburgh and the east via M8. East Lothian and Northumberland traffic
on the A1 should take the A720 Edinburgh City By-pass to join the M8. Tyneside
traffic should take the A69 Carlisle Road and join the M6 at Jct 44, the intersection
with the A 74(M) northbound, then M73 and M8. Exit the M8 Jct 15 for the University's
John Anderson Campus. Refer to
map for further details.
Travel within Glasgow
Underground services are available every 4-8 mins depending on
the time of day you are travelling. The nearest station for John
Anderson Campus is Buchanan Street.
The nearest station for John Anderson Campus is Queen Street.
Bus information for local services is available from the St.
Enoch Square (Tel: 0141 226 4826) or Buchanan Bus Station (Tel:
0141 332 7133) Travel Centres.
Car - If you are travelling by car to the University campuses
please refer to the map of Glasgow
for route directions.
A map showing car parking
facilities at the University is available.
About The University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde was founded in Scotland as a place of useful learning,
to make higher education available to all, and to combine excellence with relevance.
In fulfilling this mission in today's world it will:
- Contribute to the advancement of the knowledge society, to social cohesion
and to the quality of life in Scotland, and in the wider national and global community;
- Generate, through excellence in research and scholarship, new ideas,
knowledge and skills to create opportunities for individuals and society;
- Provide high-quality education to all of its students, regardless
of background, inspiring them to develop to the full their abilities, and creating
outstanding professional and creative people;
- Offer the opportunities for all staff to develop their full potential,
and contribute fully to the achievement of the University's Vision.
The University of Strathclyde aspires to be a dynamic top-ranking European
University dedicated to excellence through its core mission of promoting useful
learning.
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