Visitors to Glasgow who stay mainly within the city centre will find it easy to get around on foot. The centre itself is reasonably compact with the main shopping area based in and around just three roads – Argyle Street, Sauchiehall Street and Buchanan Street. If arriving by rail, Central Station will bring you to this section of the city.
If you want to explore a little further away from the city centre then the Glasgow underground system will prove useful. It is called the Subway and it is a simple circular system that runs around the city centre and reaches out to some of the suburbs. It has stops at the university and the Ibrox Stadium and is a reasonably priced form of public transport.
Surface trains can also be used to reach the suburbs and neighbouring towns, though visitors may find that some routes may not be as frequently served as some other forms of transport.
Glasgow has one of the best bus services in the country. Most routes will have a bus every 10 minutes at each stop so getting around is easy during the day, though the frequency changes in the evening and timetables should be checked carefully. Be aware that for security reasons change is not available on some buses as the drivers have no access to cash, so you will need to have the right money available.
There are a variety of travel cards for using public transport and details of these can be obtained from any bus or railway station when you arrive in the city.