University of Glasgow - Cairncross House in Glasgow, Scotland
20 Kelvinhaugh Place, G3 8NH
DIRECTIONS
Located in the West End
of the city near Argyll
Street .
Approx 8 - 10 miles from
Glasgow International
Airport.
Superb local travel links
(train, bus and
underground) into city
centre.
By Car:
From M8 Motorway
(Edinburgh and South)
Exit at Junction
18(Charing Cross), keep
in the right hand lane
and merge on to North
Street A804 (signposted
Anderson and Charing
Cross). At the third set
of traffic signals turn
right onto St Vincent
Street (signposted
Kelvingrove Art Gallery
and Museum), continue
forward onto Argyle
Street, turn left onto
Kelvinhaugh Street, turn
right onto Kelvinhaugh
Place.
From M8 Motorway (Glasgow
Airport and West)
Exit at Junction 19 (City
Centre), keep in left
hand lane and at traffic
lights turn left into
Pitt St. At next traffic
signals, turn left onto
St Vincent Street
(signposted Kelvingrove
Art Gallery and Museum),
continue forward onto
Argyle Street, turn left
onto Kelvinhaugh Street,
turn right onto
Kelvinhaugh Place.
By Public Transport
From Glasgow
International Airport
(0141 887 1111)
An airport bus service
(no.905) runs
approximately 8 times per
hour to Buchanan Bus
Station in the city
centre. (The service runs
from 0630 to 2400 hours,
Monday to Friday and on
Sundays, and from 0600 to
2400 hours on Saturdays.
For further information
regarding this service
telephone 08705 505050).
Then from city centre,
take a taxi to Cairncross
House (approx £5.00).
Alternatively, you could
take a taxi from airport
directly to accommodation
(approx. £15.00 -
£20.00).
Prestwick Airport (01292
479 822)
Prestwick Airport is a 45
minute train journey from
the city centre. Trains
run approximately every
30mins from the Airport
to Glasgow Central
Station in the city
centre. For more
information on train
times and prices
telephone 08457
484950.
Buchanan Bus Station
(0141 333 3708)
Buchanan Bus Station is
situated in the city
centre. Exit the Bus
Station and turn right
onto Kilermont Street.
Cross at the traffic
lights and continue
walking to Hope Street.
At Hope Street take Bus
No: 9 or 62 to Argyle
Street. Leave the Bus on
Argyle Street (first stop
after Blythewood Motors).
Walk back Along Argyle
Street and take first
right into Kelvinhaugh
Street, then first right
into Kelvinhaugh Place
and Cairncross House. A
taxi from Buchanan Street
to Cairncross will cost
approximately £5 - £7.
Central Station
Train
Take a low level train to
SECC. From SECC Station
walk past Peugeot Garage;
take the first left onto
St Vincent Crescent, take
the first right on to
Corruna Street. At the
top of the street turn
left (at Ben Nevis Pub)
onto Argyle Street. Take
the first left onto
Kelvinhaugh Street, then
first right into
Kelvinhaugh Place and
Cairncross House.
Bus
Exit Central Station at
the side exit onto Hope
Street. Cross Hope Street
and take Bus No: 9 or 62
to Argyle Street. Leave
the Bus on Argyle Street
(first stop after
Blythewood Motors). Walk
back Along Argyle Street
and take first right into
Kelvinhaugh Street, then
first right into
Kelvinhaugh Place and
Cairncross House
Alternatively you can
get a taxi, which will
cost approximately £5 -
£7.
Queen Street Station
Train
Exit the Station onto
George Street and follow
the signs to Central
Station. From Central
Station take a lower
level train to SSEC.
From SECC Station walk
past Peugeot Garage, take
the first left onto St
Vincent Crescent. Take
the first right on to
Corruna Street. At the
top of the street turn
left (at Ben Nevis Pub)
onto Argyle Street. Take
the first left onto
Kelvinhaugh Street, then
first right into
Kelvinhaugh Place and
Cairncross House.
Bus
Exit Queen Street Station
and walk to Hope Street
by turning right onto
George Street, then onto
West George Street. At
Hope Street take Bus No:
9 or 62 to Argyle Street.
Leave bus on Argyle
Street (first stop after
Blythewood Motors). Walk
back Along Argyle Street
and take first right into
Kelvinhaugh Street, then
first right into
Kelvinhaugh Place and
Cairncross House.
A taxi from Queen Street
Station to the residence
will cost approximately
£5 - £7.