Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at GLA.
At Glasgow airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Main Terminal, Terminal 2). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at GLA long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Main Terminal, Terminal 2
Getting between them: Walking; about 10 minutes from security to the furthest gate
Glasgow has one terminal for all flights and no direct transfer without leaving the transit zone. Arriving on an international flight you go through passport control, leave the building between the arrivals and departures halls, check in again and go back through security.
UK passport control queues can last 30 to 45 minutes.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: cestee.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
