Getting around glasgow
While walking is a great way to get around the city visitors should take advantage of the city's Subway to get to various points of interest quickly. There is a special Discovery Ticket that allows unlimited travel for one day (after 9:30 am Monday through Saturday and all day Sunday).
Discovery Ticket
When you purchase your Discovery ticket at any Subway booking office, you will be given a leaflet containing a full colour map of the Subway route, including street names and the locations of rail and bus stations, SPT travel centres and tourist information centres.
The map also shows the locations of over 70 visitor attractions, to help you plan your day of Discovery. Here is the list of attractions, in alphabetical order.
| The Arches | Govan Old Parish Church |
Pride o' the Clyde departure point |
| The Barras | Grand Ole Opry | Princes Square |
| Botanic Gardens | Henry Wood Hall |
Provand's Lordship |
| Buchanan Galleries | House for an Art Lover |
Queen's Cross Church |
| CCA | Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House |
Ramshorn Theatre |
| Cineworld Cinema | Hunterian Museum and Kelvin Gallery | Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum |
| Citizen's Theatre |
Hutchesons' Hall | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
| City Halls and Old Fruitmarket | Ibrox Stadium - Rangers FC |
Scotland Street Museum |
| College of Piping |
The Italian Centre |
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| Collins Gallery - University of Strathclyde | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena |
Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery and Theatre |
| Firhill Park - Partick Thistle FC | Kelvingrove Art Gallery | St Andrew's Cathedral |
| Gallery of Modern Art, Stirling's Library and Royal Exchange Square | King's Theatre |
St Andrew's in the Square |
| Garnethill Synagogue | The Lighthouse |
St Enoch Centre |
| Glasgow Caledonian University |
Martyr's Public School |
St Mary the Virgin Cathedral |
| Glasgow Cathedral and The Necropolis |
Merchant Square |
St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art |
| Glasgow Central Mosque |
Mitchell Library |
Stand Comedy Club |
| Glasgow City Chambers | Mitchell Theatre and Moir Hall |
Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour |
| Glasgow Film Theatre | Museum of Transport | Templeton Carpet Factory |
| Glasgow Police Museum | National Piping Centre |
Tenement House |
| Glasgow Print Studio |
North Woodside Pool | Tennent Caledonian Breweries and St Mungo Heritage Centre |
| Glasgow Royal Concert Hall |
Odeon Cinemas (Springfield Quay) |
Theatre Royal |
| Glasgow School of Art |
Pavillion Theatre | Tollbooth Steeple |
| Glasgow Science Centre |
Pearce Institute | Trades Hall |
| Goethe-Institut and Alliance Française |
Partick Burgh Hall |
Tron Theatre |
| Gorbals Leisure Centre |
People's Palace and Winter Gardens | Waverley Excursions Departure Point |
| The Willow Tearooms | ||
Fares and tickets
Check out the options below to find the best value way to travel on the Subway.
| Ticket type | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery ticket (one day's unlimited travel) | £1.90 | £1.90 |
| Single | £1.00 | 50p |
| Return | £2.00 | £1.00 |
| 10 journey | £8.00 | £4.00 |
| 20 journey | £15.00 | £7.50 |
| 7 day season ticket | £9.00 | £4.50 |
Subway booking offices are staffed at all times and all tickets are available at any Subway station. You can, however, purchase a single or return ticket from one of the automatic ticket machines at most stations.
Multi-journey tickets are also available from Hillhead and St Enoch travel centres.
10 and 20 multi-journey tickets can be used at any time of the day and there is no time limit in validity. Ticket barrier machines display journeys remaining on your ticket.
Season tickets can be used at any time of the day, give unlimited travel and are available on a 7 basis.
Subway Nightrider
Subway Nightrider is a new night bus that runs when the Subway closes for maintenance on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. We want to ensure that you have a safe journey home from your night out or late working without having to wait in long taxi queues.
How do I use it?
Get on the Subway Nightrider bus at any bus stop which displays the special Subway Nightrider flag. This PDF document lists the various stations,