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A mini guide to
The Southside: getting there
Stops, stations and how to reach The Southside
Stops and stations
Getting to The Southside
Choose the stop closest to where you are going.
| Stop or station | Services | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Shields Road | Glasgow Subway | Next to Scotland Street School Museum, according to SPT |
| Bridge Street | Glasgow Subway | SPT lists the Citizens Theatre as nearby |
| Ibrox | Glasgow Subway | SPT lists Bellahouston Park as nearby |
Within walking range
Stations near The Southside
Stations and stops mapped in OpenStreetMap within 2.5 km of the centre of The Southside, nearest first. Distances are straight lines; walking times assume 5 km/h and are a minimum.
| Station or stop | Type | Distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossmyloof | Station | 300 m | about 4 min |
| Queens Park | Station | 900 m | about 10 min |
| Pollokshaws East | Station | 1.0 km | about 12 min |
| Langside | Station | 1.4 km | about 16 min |
| Pollokshaws West | Station | 1.7 km | about 20 min |
| Dumbreck | Station | 1.9 km | about 22 min |
Station data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read Oct 25, 2026. Check step-free access with the operator before you travel.
Walking from nearby areas
- Shawlands & Langside: 300 m from The Southside, about 4 min on foot
- Finnieston, Clydeside & the Riverside: 3.4 km from The Southside, about 41 min on foot
- Merchant City & City Centre: 3.5 km from The Southside, about 42 min on foot
- Charing Cross & Garnethill: 3.7 km from The Southside, about 45 min on foot
Reaching Glasgow
Official travel information
Glasgow has two main railway stations, a coach station in the center and an airport west of the city. ScotRail, Glasgow Airport, Citylink and Glasgow City Council block automated requests, so this page quotes only operators and sources that could be read; check their own sites for times, fares and disruption.
- Visit Glasgow → — the city's official visitor site
- Visit Glasgow: getting here → — train, air, road and sea
- Visit Glasgow: getting around → — Subway, buses, bikes and taxis
- Visit Glasgow: accessibility → — planning an accessible visit
- SPT: Glasgow Subway → — maps, stations and tickets
- SPT: Subway schedules → — operating times and frequency
- First Bus: Greater Glasgow → — city buses and the airport express
- Avanti West Coast → — trains from London and the north west
- Caledonian Sleeper → — overnight trains from London
- ScotRail → — most Scottish services (the site blocks automated checks)
- Glasgow Airport → — flights and onward transport (the site blocks automated checks)
- National Rail Inquiries → — train times and fares
- Glasgow Life → — museums, libraries and venues
Times, fares and disruption change: use the operator pages above for live information.
Plan your journey here
Enter your starting point and Google Maps will show routes to The Southside. Public transport is selected; change it on the map. Check operator sites for live disruption.
While you are here
Things to see in The Southside
A few of the sights in the area. The Things to do page lists them all, with directions and official links.
Southern Necropolis
Gorbals cemetery opened in 1840 for affordable burials; over 250,000 people are buried there.
Pollokshields Burgh Hall
Category A listed municipal building at the edge of Maxwell Park, briefly the headquarters of Pollokshields Burgh Council.
The Burrell Collection
Museum for the art collection of Sir William and Lady Burrell, reopened in 2022 and Museum of the Year in 2023.
Glasgow
More areas to explore
Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun
The medieval cathedral, the oldest house in the city, a Victorian hilltop cemetery and Dennistoun
Open the mini guide →
Glasgow Green & the East End
The city's oldest park, a carpet factory, the Barras and Celtic Park
Open the mini guide →
Partick & Hyndland
Dumbarton Road's pubs and restaurants, the Govan footbridge and the quieter streets of Hyndland and Dowanhill
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Glasgow Central Mosque: No machine-readable author provided. Finlay McWalter assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Southside (area photo): Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Southern Necropolis: AlistairMcMillan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pollokshields Burgh Hall: The original uploader was Botany Bay at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, source
- The Burrell Collection: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glasgow Green & the East End: dun_deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Partick & Hyndland: James Petts, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shawlands & Langside: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Charing Cross & Garnethill: Sonictiller, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- West End & Kelvingrove: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Merchant City & City Centre: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, source
- Finnieston, Clydeside & the Riverside: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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