Armchair Bob Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 How bad is it at 6pm on Fridays? I'm off to central Glasgow for Celtic Connections tomorrow and working out the best way to get there from Midlothian. Should be an easy hour's drive on the way back but not having the pleasure of commuting on the A720 or M8 I've no idea how bad they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 You might be lucky on a Friday, "rush hour" starts about 3pm on a Friday, whereas it's usually about 430 it gets clogged up. By 6 on a Friday the worst of the traffic should have cleared, provided there's no accidents or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 In the scale of 1 - 10, it's about a 6. It's worse going the other way (towards Edinburgh). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Should be alright by 6pm on a Friday if coming from Edinburgh, as usually by that stage its just the tail end you are getting, with it crawling along the run in to crossing the Kingston Bridge. Work used to send me through to Edinburgh from time to time for a full year on Fridays, and if I was passing through between 4 and 5pm it was just stop-start-stop-start.... anything after 5:45pm and it was crawling along.... after 6pm it was as good as straight through. Agree with the above comment, opposite direction its worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks, will probably leave 17:45 then for a 19:30 gig. Hopefully time for a swift pre-show hauf. The other option I considered is to drop the car off at Linlithgow or Croy and train it in. Cannae believe the prices on the train though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) Thanks, will probably leave 17:45 then for a 19:30 gig. Hopefully time for a swift pre-show hauf. The other option I considered is to drop the car off at Linlithgow or Croy and train it in. Cannae believe the prices on the train though! By that time you will certainly get a clear run up to a city center turn off. Edited January 21, 2016 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks, will probably leave 17:45 then for a 19:30 gig. Hopefully time for a swift pre-show hauf. The other option I considered is to drop the car off at Linlithgow or Croy and train it in. Cannae believe the prices on the train though! I'll watch your car for £50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'll watch your car for £50 You're alright, the gig's no at Ibrox Last time I drove to Hampden the road was unbelieveable, missed the start of the game, so didn't want to underestimate the traffic again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 You're alright, the gig's no at Ibrox Last time I drove to Hampden the road was unbelieveable, missed the start of the game, so didn't want to underestimate the traffic again. I meant if you parked at Linlithgow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 You're alright, the gig's no at Ibrox Last time I drove to Hampden the road was unbelieveable, missed the start of the game, so didn't want to underestimate the traffic again. The traffic in and out of hampden for the Germany and Poland games was dreadful! Probably having to go on the M73 and m74 with all the traffic coming from the north clashing with the tail end of the rush hour, and all the roadworks on the 73/74 created a bit of a nightmare? There are roadworks and average speed cameras from about eurocentral (which is one of the slow bits anyway) to near Glasgow fort. Theoretically it shouldn't slow you down to much at 630, as I said earlier, with the caveat that there's not been an accident.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boynze Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Take the m90 /m80 route, the m8 is a nightmare just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the doomed Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 You'll be fine until the average camera at Coatbridge. Ft from there in you'll average around 35mph to centre of Glasgow. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Take the m90 /m80 route, the m8 is a nightmare just now this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 the average camera Where everyone jams on their brakes and sits at 30mph in the 50mph zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Public transport use down. Car use up. No wonder roads are busier. The M8 is a state. Sometimes down to 2 lanes. No lit up so dangerous at night. Central Scotland should be a connected business hub. Cities are wealth generators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Public transport use down. Car use up. Public transport is grim and over priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Public transport is grim and over priced. Grim is being kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 For all my moaning I think the choos are generally all right (apart from occasional reliability problems) - I'm only £2.30 return into the city centre from the Southside - the bus is £3.20 return and takes about three times as long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the doomed Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 For all my moaning I think the choos are generally all right (apart from occasional reliability problems) - I'm only £2.30 return into the city centre from the Southside - the bus is £3.20 return and takes about three times as longbit like airports, if you can get a point to point service that's suits you, the service is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 For all my moaning I think the choos are generally all right (apart from occasional reliability problems) - I'm only £2.30 return into the city centre from the Southside - the bus is £3.20 return and takes about three times as long I'm £1.90 into Central. Must be quite near you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Glasgow to Edinburgh service is poor and very expensive peak hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'm £1.90 into Central. Must be quite near you.I board and alight at Cathcart - that's the cheap-day return fare but I can get the 09.00 to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Glasgow to Edinburgh service is poor and very expensive peak hours. Phuqqing SNP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Phuqqing SNP. True dat. Poor rail service and poor M8 between 2 biggest cities. Even shelved the "30 min bullet trains" they announced a few years ago with no real sincerity they would deliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Left 17:45 and took an hour door to door. No holdups at all, very satisfied. Thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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