Help from Glaswegians please

Maccy · 23 Feb 2011 at 11:43

Can anybody from, or who knows the area, tell me as accurately as possible the distance between Glasgow Central station and Glasgow Queens Street station? I've had a look on Google maps and it informs me that walking would take 26 minutes, however my girlfriends parents seem to think it would take no more than 10 minutes to walk?

Planning a trip to Helensburgh and need to change between the two, there's about half an hour waiting time.

Cheers

Sp00n · 23 Feb 2011 at 11:45

Weird, my google maps says 10mins.

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J-FRO · 23 Feb 2011 at 11:47

Why don't you use a map to measure the distance to walk it and then try and figure out how long it'd take you to walk that distance?

A.N.Other · 23 Feb 2011 at 11:49

Not sure about that, but I know I walk at ~1.5 times the speed of the Google Man, so 26 minutes would only be about ~15. Are your gf's parents fast walkers?

squawkBOX · 23 Feb 2011 at 11:55

Walking from Central to Queen St the whole route is mostly pedestrianized.

Leave Central, take a right and continue to walk along Gordon Street until you are on Buchanan Street. Once on Buchanan Street, turn left and continue walking until you reach New Look (on the right after the Apple store), turn right and you'll see Queen Street station on your left.

No more than 10 mins.

reflux · 23 Feb 2011 at 12:01

It's no more than 10 mins, I did it at Xmas.

ash_scotland88 · 23 Feb 2011 at 12:06

I can never oriante myself, or seem to go out the wrong door at glasgow queen street and thus start going turning completely the wrong direction.
If you're useless like me expect to take longer!

shifty_uk · 23 Feb 2011 at 12:08

It really doesn't take that long but it's a bloody pain in the arse if you're hauling luggage/suitcases around as the streets are generally mobbed. My advice? Walk out the main entrance, jump in a Hackney, pay a couple of quid. You'll be dropped off at the door to Queen Street.

It saves so much sweat, hassle, frustration and stress with the crowds, distance, luggage...

Ahleckz · 23 Feb 2011 at 12:12

As said, won't take any longer than ten minutes.
Thinking about it, you could get a train from central and change onto a hellingsburgh train at partick.

Maccy · 23 Feb 2011 at 12:54

I guess I'm useless at using Google maps, thanks guys.

shifty_uk said:
It really doesn't take that long but it's a bloody pain in the arse if you're hauling luggage/suitcases around as the streets are generally mobbed. My advice? Walk out the main entrance, jump in a Hackney, pay a couple of quid. You'll be dropped off at the door to Queen Street.

It saves so much sweat, hassle, frustration and stress with the crowds, distance, luggage...

Are cabbies that cheap up there? I've never actually been to Scotland despite my Scottish routes...

deadite · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:01

its a 10 minute walk - pretty easy. If you dont want to walk there is a bus right outside central station that takes you to the door of Queen street, its all it does.

Metalface Mark · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:04

Defo no more than ten minutes unless you visit the pubs on the way. Im sure Foxtrot26 will pick you up for a reasonable price, he's a cabbie.

Maccy · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:11

That's a point, I'll give Foxtrot £2 for the journey!

shifty_uk · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:19

Maccy said:
Are cabbies that cheap up there? I've never actually been to Scotland despite my Scottish routes...

Cost me under a fiver to get from Central to a concert hall in the East End the other day, as an example. Will be well under that. I've walked between stations rolling suitcases a few times and it's a fair stress, we just taxi it now. You're in the taxi for 2 minutes depending on traffic.

deadite said:
its a 10 minute walk - pretty easy. If you dont want to walk there is a bus right outside central station that takes you to the door of Queen street, its all it does.

There is?

deadite · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:43

shifty_uk said:
There is?

Yea, there is a stop at the main entrance under the big canopy. think its the number 398, every 15mins or so, stops at the side entrance of queen street.

Chaos · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:47

Its about 10 mins and easy to get from one station to the other.

rpstewart · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:50

Maccy said:
Planning a trip to Helensburgh and need to change between the two, there's about half an hour waiting time.

If you're feeling lazy get a train from Central low level via Partick and change there for a train to Helensburgh.

EDIT: Just read the thread again and noticed Ahleckz suggested this almost 2 hours ago

Maccy · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:59

I think I may take the Partick idea, then I only have to buy one ticket straight through to Helensburgh, cheers.

THMRK · 23 Feb 2011 at 14:00

Yeah it's no less than ten minutes. The bus probably takes the same amount of time, though.

Ahleckz · 23 Feb 2011 at 14:01

shifty_uk said:
Cost me under a fiver to get from Central to a concert hall in the East End the other day, as an example. Will be well under that. I've walked between stations rolling suitcases a few times and it's a fair stress, we just taxi it now. You're in the taxi for 2 minutes depending on traffic.

There's a concert hall in the easT end?