Venue

Venue

Conference venue

NEWS: Last chance! A few rooms are still available at preferential rates, but only until Friday, August 16.

The conference will take place at the Grosvenor Hilton Hotel

1-9 Grosvenor Terrace, Glasgow G12 0TB, UK

The hotel and all rooms are fully accessible. All the conference rooms are on the same floor. Everything else is accessible via ramps and lifts.

A small number of rooms have been reserved at a preferential rate at the conference hotel thanks to the Glasgow Convention Bureau. These will be sold on a first come first serve basis, with preferential rates available until August 2nd 2024, at the following link: https://book.passkey.com/go/IVA2024

Note that this booking service will remain open until August 30th, depending on hotel rooms availability.

Coming to Glasgow

Glasgow is in west central Scotland. It’s Scotland’s largest city and is easily accessible from the rest of the UK and overseas by train, sea, road and air.

Glasgow is a vibrant city, with many things to see, discover and enjoy! Head to the official city guide website to learn more about it :

https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/

Train

Glasgow is well connected by train from across the UK by 2 main stations:

  • Glasgow Central Station links Glasgow to the south
  • Glasgow Queen Street Station operates routes mainly to Edinburgh and the north

To book tickets, visit scotrail.co.uktpexpress.co.uk and avantiwestcoast.co.uk. To view all available routes from across the UK, visit thetrainline.com.

If you’re planning a trip from London to Glasgow, check out the Caledonian Sleeper’s website and arrive refreshed after a comfortable overnight journey.

Sea

You can travel to Scotland by ferry from the major ports of Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland. Ferries dock at Cairnryan in the southwest of Scotland, with a bus service taking passengers to the city centre in 2 hours 10 minutes.

You can also travel from mainland Europe. You can arrive in either:

  • Hull in the northeast of England where it’s around a 4 hours drive to the Scottish border.
  • Newcastle, which is around a 2 hours 40 minutes drive from Glasgow.

Find out more information at stenaline.co.uk and dfds.com.

Road

Scotland has an extensive motorway road network. Glasgow is linked to the following places:

  • Edinburgh with the M8
  • England on the M74
  • Stirling with the M80
  • west coast of Scotland with the M77

For more information on Scotland’s road network, visit the Transport Scotland website.

Air

Glasgow has 3 international airports nearby, with connections across the UK and the world:

  • Glasgow Airport is the closest airport to the city centre. Catch the express bus service from outside the terminal and arrive in Glasgow in around 15 minutes. Visit glasgowairport.com for more information.
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport is 32 miles (51km) from Glasgow. It is very accessible with train and bus services to the city centre. Find out more at glasgowprestwick.com.
  • Edinburgh Airport is 39 miles (63km) from Glasgow. There is a direct bus service from the airport to Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station which takes around 1 hour. Head to edinburghairport.com for more information.

Local taxi information 

Glasgow Taxis
0141 429 7070
Download the app: https://www.glasgowtaxis.co.uk/passenger-services/smartphone-apps/ 

GlasGo Cabs (private hire)
0141 332 5050 / 0141 774 3000
Download the app: https://glasgocabs.co.uk/app/  

Saltire Private Hire
0141 319 5344
contact@saltireprivatehire.co.uk

Staying in Glasgow