Glasgow has the most extensive urban rail network in the UK outside of London with rail services travelling to a large part of the West of Scotland. Central Station and Queen Street Station are the two main railway terminals.

Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two terminals, and is managed by Network Rail. It is the busiest railway station in the United Kingdom outside London and according to Network Rail; over 34 million people depart from, or arrive at, Glasgow Central each year.

The city is the focus of Scotland's trunk road network and has many road connections to other cities. The main M8 motorway passes through the city centre, and connects to the M77, M73, and M80 motorways. The A82 connects the city to Argyll and the western Highlands. The M74 runs directly south towards Carlisle; the highly controversial M74 completion scheme will extend the motorway from Tollcross into the Tradeston area to join the M8.

The city is served by two international airports and a seaplane terminal: Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Paisley, Renfrewshire (13 km/8 miles west of the city), Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (PIK) (46 km/29 miles to the south-west), and Glasgow Seaplane Terminal, by the Glasgow Science Centre on the River Clyde. It is anticipated that by 2009, both principal airports will be served by a direct rail link from Glasgow Central railway station on completion of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link project at Glasgow International Airport.