Best place to leave car near Central station for 72hrs?
Best place to leave car near Central station for 72hrs?
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thewhangie

Original Poster:

244 posts

193 months

Monday 20th January 2014
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I am off to London with my son for a few days in February.I will drive down from Oban and plan to leave the car somewhere near Central station from Sunday morning until Wednesday afternoon.

Does anyone have any recommendations? thanks

320touring

1,442 posts

229 months

Monday 20th January 2014
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thewhangie said:
I am off to London with my son for a few days in February.I will drive down from Oban and plan to leave the car somewhere near Central station from Sunday morning until Wednesday afternoon.

Does anyone have any recommendations? thanks
I'd park elsewhere in Glasgow and get the underground to Central.

All the carparks in that area of town are expensive. The streets nearby are heavily partoled and metered


alternatively, train from Oban?

alanm_3

370 posts

269 months

Monday 20th January 2014
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Or park at one of the offsite airport car parks and get the bus into town. It stops right at the end of Bothwell St, which is across the road from the central station.

S2red

2,557 posts

221 months

Monday 20th January 2014
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Depending how early you are leaving Glasgow park on street say West end and jump on train.

Mind you by time you factor in cost of coming down and parking Sleeper must me a near viable option from Oban?

slickmouse

115 posts

166 months

Monday 20th January 2014
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Oswald St 4th floor where the entrance to the station is, they do deals

Andrew[MG]

3,359 posts

228 months

Monday 20th January 2014
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Maybe some kind PHer will let you use their driveway?

MethylatedSpirit

2,106 posts

166 months

Monday 20th January 2014
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What time is your train from Glasgow Central?



If you book right now, you can get tickets from Oban to Glasgow queen street for £9.80 (single) on scotrails website. Cheaper than petrol!!

kmm

1,781 posts

210 months

Tuesday 21st January 2014
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If you get stuck park at mine in Falkirk (off street/dead-end). Quiet area and 2-3 min walk from Falkirk High station. Trains run about every 15 mins into queen street station.

thewhangie

Original Poster:

244 posts

193 months

Tuesday 21st January 2014
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Thanks folks, the trains from Oban to Glasgow are not at the best times so it's not really an option to train it down for me.

I think I'll probably try and park near Hyndland station and get the low level train in, or if I'm pushed for time just use Oswald street parking and suck it up!

ikarl

4,062 posts

229 months

Tuesday 21st January 2014
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The fist stop for the train will probably be Motherwell, I would park locally (for free) there and jump on the train there