Public Transport

August 15 2012

The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome is a brand new facility recently open to the public on the weekend of the 5th October. Therefore please note that this does mean that transport links to the area are still developing.

 

BY BUS

  • There are bus stops beside the Arena for the 43, 89 and 90 buses
  • A free shuttle bus service will run from Buchanan Bus Station to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome at the Emirates Arena on all three competition days (Friday 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 November). The services will be completely free for ticket holders and will operate at regular intervals throughout the event weekend with a reduced service during session times. Services from Buchanan Bus Station (stances 23 – 32) will operate on a circular service between 9.30am and 11pm on Friday, 8.30am and 11.30pm on Saturday and 8am and 6.30pm on Sunday. 

BY TRAIN

  • Glasgow Central Station (national rail network)  – 4.8km – approximately 15 minutes by Taxi
  • Glasgow Queen Street Station (national rail connections) - 4.2km – approximately 12 minutes by Taxi

 

The official Emirates Arena directions page is here: http://www.emiratesarena.co.uk/visitor-info/Pages/default.aspx

 

A Google map of the area is available here http://goo.gl/maps/OFZbf 

 

About the UCI Track World Cup Glasgow

The UCI Track World Cup is a season long winter track cycling competition run by the UCI. The Glasgow round of the event takes place at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and follows the opening round in Cali with the series coming to a close in Aguascalientes in Mexico. The event includes all of the Olympic Track Cycling events that you might have seen during the games in London 2012 where the athletes from British Cycling performances exceeded all expectation. The World Cup is delivered by British Cycling, to find out more about membership of British Cycling, click here