Men's 10K Glasgow TRANSPORT INFORMATION

The event starts at Riverside Museum. Your Event Information Pack will give you a map of the area so you can work out the walking options available to you from where you are travelling from.

A Men's 10K Glasgow Event Bus service will operate throughout the event for runners and spectators between Riverside Museum (Start) and George Square (Finish). You can purchase a ticket for this service from the shop. There may be some tickets available for purchase on the day of the event, however these will be significantly more expensive. It is in your best interests to get the earliest bus possible, as this will reduce crowding and waiting time. 

 

Tickets

An Event Bus service will operate throughout the event for runners and spectators between Riverside Museum (Start) and George Square (Finish). To purchase a ticket for this service, please visit the shop. There may be some tickets available for purchase on the day of the event, however these will be significantly more expensive. It is in your best interests to get the earliest bus possible, as this will reduce crowding and waiting time.   

We will make every effort to get spectators to the finish before the first finishers, however this is not guaranteed due to possible traffic disruption on the day.

Please note: bus tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged.

Tickets

*NB the SPT service starts after 10:00 on Sundays so this will NOT be a suitable mode of transport to get you to the start line in time.  However, it is a good option to get you back to the Riverside Museum from George Square after your run. Check out the SPT Bus timetable here: http://www.spt.co.uk/bus/timetables.

First Group operate many buses that service Ingram Street which is a few minutes walk from the finish at George Square. Find out more: http://www.firstgroup.com/greater-glasgow. McGill’s buses 901, 906, 907 and X7 also run to Buchanan Street Bus Station. Find out more: http://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/default.aspx.

Partick Train Station is about half a mile from Riverside Museum (Start).

Glasgow Queen Street Station is a very short walk from George Square (Finish).

*NB the subway runs from 10:00 – 18:12 on Sundays. Given the subway service starts at 10am on Sundays, this will NOT be a suitable mode of transport to get you to the start line at the Riverside Museum in time.

Post-event: The closest subway station to the finish area in George Square is Buchanan Street SPT Subway Station. From here, you can travel to Partick SPT Subway Station, which is less than half a mile from Riverside Museum (suitable if you need to get back to the start post-event). Alternatively, Kelvinhall SPT Subway Station is just over half a mile from Riverside Museum (suitable if need to get back to the start post-event). Find out more: http://www.spt.co.uk/subway.

Car parking is available at Riverside Museum (Start) for runners and spectators. From the M8 motorway, take Junction 19 and travel west bound along the Clydeside Expressway (A814) for about one mile to Pointhouse road. Then turn left into the Riverside Car Park area. Please note that it is a Pay & Display car park. There is also a Pay & Display car park at Kelvin Hall, Bunhouse Road that is just over half a mile from Riverside Museum. Please park with consideration to local residents, ensuring that you do not block driveways or cause congestion.

For city centre parking, please visit NCP Parking.  All car parks, except for The Glasshouse which is impacted by road closures, are available to access, 

Glasgow City Councils LEZ came into force on the 1 June 2023. Details of which can be found on the council website at https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/LEZ

Road closure information for the 2025 Men's 10K will be released closer to the event date.

 

Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) information

For Lancefield Quay, Warroch St, Hydepark St, Lancefield St, Elliot St areas.

As a local resident you are probably aware that Glasgow City Councils LEZ came into force on the 1 June 2023. Details of which can be found on the council website at https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/LEZ As described in this letter, the Men’s 10K and the Women’s 10K will close roads for the safety of the event participants and other road users. In agreement with the council the same diversions from previous years will be implemented. To facilitate this, the LEZ cameras at Argyle St and Broomielaw will be switched off to allow you to use Argyle St, James Watt St, Broomielaw, Anderston Quay and into Hydepark St to maintain local access. To leave the area it will be Hydepark St, Anderston Quay, North Street. Please note that only the mentioned route will allow non-compliant vehicles to enter and leave the LEZ zone. Any other route used might result in a LEZ fine.

 

Special arrangements

Access to SEC & Hydro Car Park 

The best way to access the SEC & Hydro Car Park is via the M8 exit 19. You can also access the car park by travelling east along Stobcross Road. Please note that Broomielaw Road will be closed on the westbound carriageway at Anderston Quay from 06:00–11:00. Exit available via Finnieston Street.

Access across the Clyde Arc will be possible until 09:00am and then closed for the runners passing. Please ensure that you travel before this time or select an alternative route. It will reopen as soon as the final runners have passed at around 12:00pm. 

 

Taxi’s will be permitted access to drop off at the venue via the north loop of Congress Road. Please allow extra time for your journey on the morning of the event. All roads will reopen by 14:00 at the latest. 

 

Taxi and Drop Off point for pedestrians looking to access the Crowne Plaza or the SEC

This will be available via Congress Road. Drop off is available here all day. Once pedestrians are dropped off there will be a crossing point to provide walking access to the Crowne Plaza and SEC.

 

Marshalled access is available for vehicles to use a crossing point from the Car Park at Congress Road to gain direct access to and from the Crowne Plaza. No access will be given between 09:00AM and 11:45AM as runners will be in this area. Please plan your departure from this area in consideration of these times when vehicle movement will be prohibited.

 

Access to St Enoch Centre 

The St Enoch Centre is open from 10am and can be accessed via Victoria Bridge and Glasgow Bridge to exit.