Glasgow Queen Street train station

Glasgow Queen Street train tickets, prices and times

In ORR’s 2024/25 ticket-based estimates, Edinburgh was the main recorded origin or destination for journeys associated with Glasgow Queen Street. Use the current journey results to check the route and any changes of train for your travel date.

Compare train ticket prices to and from Glasgow Queen Street for your date, destination and Railcard. Check the times, changes and fare restrictions before booking. Where available, compare Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, and check whether your selected train offers a seat reservation.

Choose an available ticket-delivery method and follow the retailer’s collection or electronic-ticket instructions before boarding. Select a collection station only when it is offered for your booking.

Ticket-machine locations listed: Dundas Street entrance; north Hanover Street entrance; George Square entrance. Check opening and access arrangements if you intend to collect a ticket.

At a glance

Station essentials

Station

Glasgow Queen Street

Station code

GLQ

Location

Glasgow City, Scotland

Map

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Journey planning

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The map marks the station location. Check the correct entrance and platform access before travelling.

Train operators and station management

The checked station record names ScotRail as the station manager. The company managing a station is not necessarily the operator of every train that calls there.

Your journey results show the operator and any changes for the service you choose. Explore the Train Operators directory.

Facilities and assistance at Glasgow Queen Street

• Ticket machinesListed — check availability
• Waiting roomsListed — check availability
• ToiletsListed — check availability
• Accessible toiletsListed — check availability
• Baby changingListed — check availability
• Customer help pointsListed — check availability
• RefreshmentsListed — check availability
• Wi-FiListed — check availability
• Bicycle storageListed — check availability

Step-free access: Category A

The station is recorded as having step-free routes to every platform. Platform access and boarding the train are different: confirm any ramp, lift or staff assistance you need for the complete journey.

• The platform-to-train gap or height needs particular care. Ask the operator about boarding assistance.

Recorded staffing level: full time. Staffing descriptions do not guarantee assistance at every entrance or on every service.

Read the station’s detailed facilities and access notes ↗ and arrange Passenger Assist ↗. Check both your departure and arrival stations.

Parking and onward travel

Parking arrangements are listed for Glasgow Queen Street in the official station record. Check current access rules, charges and any Blue Badge conditions with the parking operator before driving.

A train ticket does not reserve a parking space.

Bicycle storage is listed. Check its position and access arrangements in the official station details.

Recorded cycle-storage types: racks. Covered storage is listed; check which spaces this applies to.

The official travel notes include rail-replacement pick-up information, local bus information, taxi information. Use the current directions, since a replacement bus may stop outside the normal station entrance.

Glasgow’s cathedral and cultural attractions

Glasgow Cathedral and the neighbouring Necropolis provide a history-focused visit, while Kelvingrove and the Hunterian offer museum collections in another part of the city.

Use the venue’s own directions to choose an onward bus, Subway journey or walk. Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central are different stations; allow transfer time if your next train leaves from the other terminal.

About Glasgow Queen Street station

ORR estimated 14,950,752 passenger entries and exits here in the year from April 2024 to March 2025. This is an annual estimate based mainly on ticket data, not a count of different people or a timetable.