Ibrox, Glasgow
Ibrox is an area of Glasgow, Scotland.
Ibrox is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is part of the former burgh of Govan. The origin of the name Ibrox is unclear. It is often said to come from the Gaelic àth bruic, meaning "badger ford", It could also be from the name from a round castle in Scots known as a brouch, ultimately however it is just named after the street it lies on.
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Worth seeing in and around Ibrox, Glasgow
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland.
2.6 km · university in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, founded in 1451 · Wikipedia - 02Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700.
100 m · football stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum owned by Glasgow City Council is a major art gallery and museum in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. It is located in Kelvingrove Park in the West End of the city.
2.1 km · Museum and art gallery near Glasgow in Scotland · Wikipedia - 04Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow Caledonian University, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow and Glasgow Polytechnic, founded in 1971).
4 km · university in Scotland · Wikipedia - 05Riverside Museum
The Riverside Museum is a museum in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland, housed in a building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, with its River Clyde frontage at the new Pointhouse Quay. It forms part of the Glasgow Harbour regeneration project.
1.5 km · Transport museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06St Andrew's Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral is a Latin Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow.
3.5 km · Catholic cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 07The OVO Hydro
The OVO Hydro is a multi-purpose indoor arena located within the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. The arena was initially named The Scottish Hydro Arena after its main sponsor Scottish Hydro Electric.
1.7 km · arena in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 08Hamilton Crescent
Hamilton Crescent is a cricket ground in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. It was previously also used for association football and hosted the first international football match in 1872, between Scotland and England.
2.3 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia - 09Gallery of Modern Art
The Gallery of Modern Art is the main gallery of contemporary art in Glasgow, Scotland. GoMA offers a programme of temporary exhibitions and workshops.
3.6 km · Art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10George Square
George Square is the principal civic square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of six squares in the city centre, the others being Cathedral Square, St Andrew's Square, St Enoch Square, Royal Exchange Square, and Blythswood Square on Blythswood Hill.
3.7 km · square in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ibrox, Glasgow
- Airports
- Glasgow (GLA), 8 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 42 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 59 km
- Stations
- Jordanhill railway station, 3.6 km · Glasgow Central railway station, 3.3 km · Glasgow Queen Street railway station, 3.7 km · St Enoch subway station, 3.4 km · Buchanan Street subway station, 3.6 km
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Ibrox, Glasgow44 km · quickest by road, 57 min · £4.5–6
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Ibrox, Glasgow60 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £6–8
- Belfast → Ibrox, Glasgow173 km · quickest by road, 14h 4m · £70–95
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ibrox, Glasgow
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ibrox, Glasgow. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere's a range of long-stay parks off-site, with transfer minibuses.
- Get in(The airport is in "Local" zone, so the "City" zone fare isn't enough.) McGill's Bus 757 trundles every 30 min to Paisley Gilmour Street railway station, which has very frequent trains to Glasgow Central, and outbound to Gourock (for Dunoon ferry), Wemyss Bay (for Bute ferry), Ardrossan (for Arran ferry) and Ayr.
- Get inThe fare is the same by any route: in 2024 a day trip is £15 and an open return is £20.
- Get inFor a day trip, park up at one of the outlying railway stations, if you can find a space among all the commuter vehicles.
- Get inThe crossing takes 2 hr 30 min, with almost a dozen car ferries a day.
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Next door to Ibrox, Glasgow
Ibrox, Glasgow is 3 km from Glasgow, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Glasgowcity in Scotland, United Kingdom3.8 km
- Eurovision Dance Contest 2008festival edition in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK1.5 km
- Greater Glasgowhuman settlement in Glasgow City and surrounding areas, Scotland, UK3.5 km
- Scotstounhistoric district of Glasgow, Scotland, UK3.8 km
- Partickarea of Glasgow, Scotland, UK2.2 km
- Anderstonsuburb of Glasgow, Scotland, UK2.9 km