Night bus services running through the night in and around Glasgow now consist mainly of daytime routes that also run late at night. Special fares apply on some of the services.
First in Glasgow, the dominant bus operator in Glasgow, runs several of its Overground routes through the night at weekends, up to every 15 minutes on journeys from the city centre. The company also runs daytime routes from Glasgow to Airdrie, Cumbernauld, Eaglesham, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Newton Mearns and Wishaw through the night at weekends. Some other routes have journeys leaving the city centre after midnight, and these are included here. See timetable pages for full details. First has a webpage of its own promoting its night bus services.
Scottish Citylink runs its Glasgow to Edinburgh service through the night at weekends and has a late night journey each way during the week. There is also Arriva 24-hour Glasgow Airport shuttle service and Dodds of Troon operates an overnight journey to Prestwick Airport. Stagecoach Western runs weekend night services between Glasgow and Ayrshire. Harte Buses runs a Saturday night service between Glasgow and Greenock.
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For details of temporary diversions see First Diversions.
These pages deal only with departures between midnight and 0500. Contact Traveline, Traveline Scotland, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport or the bus operators directly for details of daytime and evening services, or see the Glasgow Bus Timetable Finder website.
Days quoted are mornings; if you wish to find out which bus to catch home from your Friday night out, look for Saturday morning times.
Summaries of departure times from terminal points and the city centre have been provided; click on the service numbers on the left for details. Where a full timetable is available, a link will be shown on the summary timetable page. All services stop at frequent intervals along each route to pick up and set down passengers, except where the map indicates via motorway. Contact Traveline Scotland or the bus operators for full street-by-street details of each route.
Special fares and restrictions on the types of tickets available apply on many overnight services. Contact the bus operators directly for details.
Services may be altered on public holidays, particularly around Christmas and New Year. Contact Traveline Scotland or the bus operators directly for details of any alterations.
For details of temporary diversions see First Diversions.
Arriva: 0870 040 4343
First in Glasgow: 0141 423 6600
Scottish Citylink: 08705 505050
Glasgow Prestwick Airport: 0870 288 7178
Harte Buses: 01475 787781
Stagecoach Western: 01292 613500
Traveline: 0871 200 22 33 (open 24-hour)
Most of the above telephone numbers are not available in the middle of the night. Phone during the day.
On the web: First in Glasgow evening and overnight services
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National Express runs overnight coaches from Glasgow and Hamilton to London and Penzance, calling at numerous places en route. See National Express or call 08705 808080 for details. Megabus runs an overnight coach from Glasgow to London, while Silverchoice, 01355 249499, runs an overnight coach service from Glasgow and Hamilton to London.
First ScotRail runs overnight sleeper trains to and from Watford Junction and London Euston from the following stations in the Glasgow area:
These trains convey both sleeping and seating accommodation. The Westerton/Dalmuir/Helensburgh Upper train also stops at Crewe and Preston. For details see Caledonian Sleepers or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.
Overnight trains also run between London and Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William, calling at many intermediate stations. Again, see First ScotRail for details.
Overnight buses run in and around the Edinburgh (Lothian Buses, First in Edinburgh, Scottish Citylink and Stagecoach in Fife), Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy (Stagecoach in Fife), Aberdeen (First in Aberdeen and Stagecoach Bluebird), Inverness (Stagecoach in Inverness) and Fort William and Thurso (Highland Country Buses) areas. Please provide feedback if there are any other overnight bus services in Scotland.
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No guarantee is offered for the accuracy of the information in these pages. Corrections and updates are welcome via the feedback form. This page was last updated on 26 June 2010.
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