University of Glasgow - Murano Street Student Vill in Glasgow, Scotland
13 Caithness Street,
DIRECTIONS
BY CAR
From M8 Motorway
(Edinburgh & South)
Exit at Junction 16 and
follow signs for
Aberfoyle (A81).
Carry on along Maryhill
Road (A81) until you
reach a traffic light
crossroads with Maryhill
Road/Bilsland Drive
(approx 1 mile).
Take a right hand turn at
traffic light and follow
road under the bridge.
Take first turning on
your right into Murano
Street and take the next
right again which will
take you into the Student
Village.
Reception is located in
centre of the Village -
this is signposted.
From M8 Motorway (Glasgow
Airport & West)
Exit at Junction 17 and
follow instructions as
above.
BY AIR
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).
See 'By Coach' to find
out how to travel from
Buchanan Bus station to
Murano Street Student
Village by public
transportation.
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.
See 'By Rail' to find out
how to travel from
Central train station to
Murano Street Student
Village by public
transportation.
BY COACH
Buchanan Bus Station
(0141 333 3708)
Buchanan Bus Station is
situated in the city
centre. Inside the Bus
Station, you could catch
bus no. 119/109/19x/9x
and asks for a stop for
fire station on maryhill
road. Once you get off
the bus, walk ahead till
fire station, then cross
the road and bridge over
the canal. By then, you
are already inside the
village. There are other
buses that will take you
from city centre to our
village, such as no.18,
no.8, no.40, no.61. They
are more frequent;
however, you do have to
make your way to Hope
Street first, in order to
catch the bus. A taxi
from Buchanan Street to
Murano Street will cost
approximately £4.00.
BY RAIL
Central Station
Most rail services coming
to Glasgow terminate at
Central Station. Once you
arrive at the central
station, make your way to
the main exit on Union
Street. Outside the exit,
turn left and walk
straight ahead to Hope
Street. On your
right-hand side across
the street, you'll find a
bus stop, from where you
could take any of these
buses: bus no. 18, no. 8,
no.40, no.61. If you
choose to pick up bus no.
18, it will take you
through Bath street,
argyll street, byres road
and you should get off at
the last stop on Queen
Margaret Drive, just
around the corner of
Maryhill road. Once you
get off the bus, walk
ahead to the traffic
lights, cross diagonally
and walk along Maryhill
Road for about 2 minutes,
until you see stairs and
the Forth and Clyde Canal
on your left-hand side.
Cross the bridge over the
canal and you will be
inside the village. If
you pick up bus no. 40 or
no.61, it will drive
onto and along Maryhill
road after the
expressway. Ask for the
stop for fire station.
And when you get off,
walk ahead to the fire
station, cross the road
from there, climb the
stairs and cross the
bridge over the canal,
you're inside the
village. Alternatively
you can get a taxi, which
will cost approximately
£5 - £7.
Queen Street Station
Queen Street Station is
the termination point for
most trains coming from
other stations in
Scotland, including the
shuttle service from
Edinburgh. To travel from
Queen Street Station, you
could either walk for
about 5 minutes to Hope
Street to catch one of
the buses mentioned
above, or you could take
the underground service
and get off at Hillhead
Station stop. Once you
walk out of the subway
station, cross the road,
and catch either bus
no.18 or no.8.
Alternatively, you might
wish to turn right and
walk along Byres Road and
Queen Margaret Drive,
then turn right onto
Maryhill road. Walk
along maryhill road till
you reach the fire
station, you will see the
village right across.
This walk takes your
through the main road in
the West End of the city,
however, it's a 20-25
minutes' good walk. A
taxi from Queen Street
Station to the residence
will cost approximately
£5 - £7.