Travel information
General travel directions on how to get to the Lightouse:
- On Foot:
Find us on Googlemaps or plot your route through the city using walkit.com (this will give you details of your journey's distance, walking time, calorie burn and even CO2 saved!).
- By Tube/Underground:
From Buchanan Street underground, follow street signs to The Lighthouse.
- By Rail:
Queen Street and Central Station are only five minutes walk away.
From Queen Street Station
Exit the station onto Great George Street and turn right towards Buchanan Street. When you reach Buchanan Street turn left and head towards Argyll Street. Keep to the right and look out for the USC store. When you reach the shop turn right into Mitchell Lane, and The Lighthouse is on your left.
From Central Station
Exit the station onto Gordon Street and head right. Take the second right onto Mitchell Street, you will see the NCP Car Park on the right and The Lighthouse on the left. Take the first left onto Mitchell Lane and The Lighthouse is on your right.
- By Bus:
Buchanan Street Bus Station provides links from within Scotland to Glasgow an up-to-date timetable is available from Stagecoach. From the rest of the UK an up-to-date timetable is available fromCitylink.
- By Air:
There is a regular bus service from Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports to Buchanan Street Bus Station and Queen Street Station. Trains from Prestwick Airport terminate at Central Station.
- By Road:
From Glasgow Airport take the M8 and signs for the city centre. Cross Kingston Bridge, taking junction 19 for Bothwell Street. At the end of Bothwell Street turn left into Hope Street. Take the second right onto West George Street and then the first right onto Renfield Street Then take the second left onto Gordon Street - at the end of Gordon Street turn right into Mitchell Street and The Lighthouse is on your left, the NCP Car Park is on your right.
From Edinburgh take the M8, entering the city via junction 15 (following signs for Glasgow Cross & Cathedral). Take Cathedral Street direct to the city centre - here it becomes Bath Street where it crosses Buchanan Street. From Bath Street take the second left into Renfield Street. At the bottom of Renfield Street turn left onto Gordon Street and then right into Mitchell Street where The Lighthouse is on your left and the NCP Car Park is on your right.
- Parking:
Public Parking facilities are available on Mitchell Street.
Contact:
The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow
G1 3NU
Phone: 0141 276 5360
Email: Information.TheLighthouse@glasgow.gov.uk