Start of the West Highland Way
Getting to Milngavie (pronounced mull-guy) can prove confusing to thise starting the West Highland Way, not least because if you call it “miln-gavie” most Glaswegians will look at you with blank incomprehension. Here is a quick and easy guide to getting to the start of the West Highland Way in Milngavie.
Location: Milngavie is located 8 miles North-West of Glasgow city centre and is a outlying suburb of Glasgow.You should aim for the Milngavie Railway Station if starting your walk immediately as this is where your baggage is dropped off.
Getting to Milngavie from:
Glasgow City Centre: (15 – 40 minutes)
By Taxi: You can hail a taxi on the street or call a minicab from your hotel. The journey takes about 15 minutes and will cost between £12 and £20.
By Train: The best and easiest option. Trains run alternately from Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central Stations to Milngavie every 15 minutes. The journey takes about 20 minutes and costs under £3. On Sundays trains only run from Glasgow Central every 30 minutes but you can change at Partick.
By Bus: A couple of bus services run from Glasgow City Centre to Milngavie. Expect the trip to take 40 minutes. To plan your journey visit Traveline Scotland and use the Journey Planner.
Glasgow International Airport:(20 to 80 minutes)
By Taxi: The quickest and easiest option! Take a taxi from the airport on arrival direct to Milngavie. The journey takes twenty minutes and will probably cost about £20.
By Bus/Train: Take one of the regular airport shuttle buses from the airport to Glasgow Central Station and then the train to Milngavie.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport:(45 to 120 minutes)
By Taxi: Unless you are feeling flush this will be an expensive option. Expect to pay at least £60.
Train: Trains run every 30 minutes (50 minute journey time) to Glasgow Central Station where you can change trains to Milngavie.
Bus: Regular buses run from Glasgow Prestwick to Glasgow Buchanan Street Bus station where you can change for Milngavie.
For more info on getting to and from Glasgow Prestwick visit this site: http://www.gpia.co.uk/AirportInfo/HowTo/default.asp
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our booking reference is 28141 May 5
We are looking for accomodations in Milngavie the night of May 4th. Would like a recommendation on where to stay.
Also, when we finish our hike, we will leave Fort Williams (after staying the extra day) for Edinburgh. Would you recommend that we travel to Edinburgh via rental car? bus? train?
Would you recommend accomodation for our stay in Edinburgh?
Thank you.
Hi Gary,
We generally use the Premier Inn in Milngavie or the Best Foot Forward B&B. You can go ahead and book this yourselves or if you want us to do it, just let us know.
Getting to Edinburgh from Fort William requires a few changes, but I believe the hire car option is quite difficult with the only hire option in Fort William being a local operator who does not do one way drop-offs. You can either take the coach/train to Glasgow and then the coach/train to Edinburgh, which would take about 5-6 hours all together. Alternatively you can take the coach to Inverness and then the train back down to Edinburgh. Each way takes a similar length of time, however taking the train back down to Glasgow means that you follow the West Highland Way for much of the journey and is often good for a bit of reflection on what you have just achieved.
For accommodation in Edinburgh I would recommend a Google search on it to find the cheapest and best. We do not have anywhere with arranged rates in Edinburgh so often you can get the rooms cheaper online. If you want to know about a places location or see if we have heard anything about it though, we are more than happy to help out.
Anything else you need before you go, dont hesitate to get in touch.
Cheers
Ewan
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