Welcome to Glasgow, Scotland!

Glasgow is in west central Scotland. It’s Scotland’s largest city and is easily accessible from the rest of the UK and overseas by train, sea, road and air.

Venue

The conference—and all activities unless otherwise noted—will be held at Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel. The hotel can be easily reached via a 5 minute walk from Hillhead Subway Station, as well as by Bus or Taxi.

Hotel Information

Hotel Information
Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel
1-9 Grosvenor Terrace
Glasgow
G12 0TA, UK
+44 141 339 8811
info@gghotel.co.uk

Getting to Glasgow

By Air

Glasgow has 3 international airports nearby, with connections across the UK and the world. Glasgow Airport is the closest airport to the city centre. Catch the express bus service from outside the terminal and arrive in Glasgow in around 15 minutes Visit glasgowairport.com for more information. Glasgow Prestwick Airport is 32 miles (51km) from Glasgow. It is very accessible with train and bus services to the city centre. Find out more at glasgowprestwick.com. Edinburgh Airport is 39 miles (63km) from Glasgow. There is a direct bus service from the airport to Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station which takes around 1 hour. Head to edinburghairport.com.

By Train

Glasgow is well connected by train from across the UK by 2 main stations. Glasgow Central Station links Glasgow to the south and Glasgow Queen Street Station operates routes mainly to Edinburgh and the north.

To book tickets, visit scotrail.co.uk, tpexpress.co.uk, avantiwestcoast.co.uk. To view all available routes from across the UK, visitthetrainline.com.

If you’re planning a trip from London to Glasgow, check out the Caledonian Sleeper’s website and arrive refreshed after a comfortable overnight journey.

By Sea

You can travel to Scotland by ferry from the major ports of Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland. Ferries dock at Cairnryan in the southwest of Scotland, with a bus service taking passengers to the city centre in 2 hours 10 minutes.

You can also travel from mainland Europe. You can arrive in either Hull in the northeast of England where it's around a 4 hours drive to the Scottish border or Newcastle, which is around a 2 hours 40 minutes drive from Glasgow.

Find out more information at stenaline.co.uk and dfds.com.

By Road

Scotland has an extensive motorway road network. Glasgow is linked to the following places: Edinburgh with the M8, England on the M74, Stirling with the M80, west coast of Scotland with the M77.

For more information on Scotland’s road network, visit the Transport Scotland website.