Car Rental in Glasgow | SIXT rent a car (2024)

Car Rental Centre

Paisley, PA3 2SW

United Kingdom

Q-Park 101 Waterloo Street

Glasgow, G2 7DN

United Kingdom

Gordon Street

Glasgow, G1 3SL

United Kingdom

If renting a car after your arrival to Glasgow Airport (GLA) you will only be eight miles west of the city center. There are many easily accessible roadways running into and through Glasgow. The M8 travels through the city center and will connect you to the M77, M73 and M80. If wanting to head to the western Highlands you can connect by the A82, while the M74 can be used to reach southern destinations. Although the city center is laid out in a grid system it unfortunately does not make for easy navigating. Driving in the city center may take some getting used as you will often encounter one way streets, bus lanes and pedestrian-only districts. Parking in the city center is limited and can be rather expensive. It might be better to either park and ride from a subway station or to leave your car in one of the many multi-story parking lots which are easy to spot and will even display how many spaces are available.

With your rent a car in Glasgow you will be able to see all the amazing attractions. Spend time in the city center and be sure to visit its many museums, shopping and dining destinations. Hit up the so-called "Style Mile" of Buchanan Street or drive east to the creative district of Merchant City. The West End is also a fun Bohemian district, home to the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Heading to the East End allows you to check out the famous Glasgow Barrowland market and Glasgow Necropolis Cemetery. For some time outdoors head to the South Side's Pollok Park.

Take a drive to the largest loch in Scotland, Loch Lomond. Spend time getting to know this beautiful landscape, which is part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. A visitors center at the southern end in the town of Balloch can help you plan your visit.

Distance to Loch Lomond

• From Glasgow Airport via A82: 24 miles, about 33 minutes

• From Glasgow Central Station via M8/A82: 32 miles, about 45 minutes

• From Glasgow Downtown via M8/A82: 31.6 miles, about 40 minutes

Head south the Kilmarnock to spend a wonderful day at the Dean Castle and Country Park. Here there are activities for just about everyone to enjoy. You can keep yourself busy outdoors with lovely woodland walks and the urban farm, or indoors in the tearoom and the castle's world-class historical collections.

Distance to Dean Castle and Country Park

• From Glasgow Airport via M77: 26.7 miles, about 30 minutes

• From Glasgow Central Station via M77: 21.6 miles, about 30 minutes

• From Glasgow Downtown via M77: 21.2 miles, about 25 minutes

Glasgow is the largest economy in Scotland and an important player in many sectors. It is a home base or head office of eight of the ten largest UK insurance companies as well as numerous other major corporations. Most of these firms, such as Royal Dutch Shell, can be found in the Glasgow International Financial Services District. The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center (SECC), located in the Finnieston district is the largest exhibition and conference center in Great Britain. Glasgow is also part of the Silicon Glen, Scotland's high tech sector.

Distance to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center (SECC)

• From Glasgow Airport via M8: 7.9 miles, about 13 minutes

• From Glasgow Central Station via A814: 1.6 miles, about 10 minutes

• From Glasgow Downtown via A814: 1.4 miles, about 7 minutes

Lara was an excellent help during the process of hiring a car for our wee holiday to Loch Lomond and Edinburgh, car drove well and we had no issues dropping the car back! - Lara was kind and professional during our interaction and I would gladly recommend this service to anyone looking to see a bit of Scotland via car!

Rented a car in Glasgow for a weekend, before driving it back to to London and returning in battersea. Reasonable prices, good quality car (Audi Q5 Sportback), and very prompt service at 8am on a very snowy saturday morning. Couldn't ask for me and would highly recommend

I rented a Renault Clio during our stay in Glasgow to take a day trip to Oban ahead the day before. The process was smooth and the car was ready for pickup. The staff at the desk was good and processed me in good time. The return, after closing hours, was a little confusing trying to find the spot but it wasn't too bad. I found the spot and dropped the key in the return box. Overall good experience.FYI, if you are from out of the country and you are taking a day trip, make sure you rent a car with navigation included like we did, unless you have unlimited data on your international pass from your phone provider. The navigation helped save my data from having to use google maps. Also opt for unlimited mileage as you will probably drive over 200 miles. You will pay a little extra for these but it is worth it. I also rented a manual transmission since I drive a manual back home in USA, but I will admit it was awkward at first driving a right-hand vehicle and found myself instinctively reaching for the gear shifter with my right hand rather than my left. If I had to do it again, I would have rented an automatic to make it easier on myself, but eventually I got used it after about 30 minutes. You could get used to it too, but I'd say make it easy on yourself if you want to avoid the learning curve.