Thousands of Glaswegians travel around Glasgow on buses each day. It’s by far the most popular forms of public transport in the city.
Most of the buses on this list are First Bus, although other buses are avaliable - a majority of the everyday routes in Glasgow are run by First. Other operators in Glasgow include: Citybus, Stagecoach, McGill’s, and JMB.
Glasgow has one of the best public transport systems in the country - as unreliable as they can sometimes be - there’s always options to get around, be it via subway, train, or bus.
Even moreso now that McGill’s have partnered with First Bus to rescue the night bus service - which would have severely impacted Glasgow’s nightlife and public transport services at night.
That being said, Glasgow buses are mental - full of some of the best (and worst) patter you can find in the city - there’s even a song about it by Hamish Imlach, the 37 bus - you can listen to it here!
This list would not be possible without Wishaw Bus Spotter, Aidan Doyle, who provided many of the dramatic shots of the buses below - for more bus pics, check out his Flickr account.
As far as bus spotters go, Aidan is one of the most popular in Scotland - with his pictures of buses reaching upwards of 1.5m lifetime views online since he began the account in 2016.
Here are the best and worst bus services in Glasgow, according to our readers:
5. BEST: X1
South Lanarkshire’s answer to North Lanarkshire’s X11 - the bus travels from Hamilton all the way to Glasgow via Cathedral Street - many a student will attest to the handiness of the X1. Who would win in a fight between the X11 and the X1? Probably the X1, it gets out of Hamilton a lot quicker than the X11 can escape the bonds of Motherwell and Wishaw - but we like to think the two would be close friends rather than enemies. | Aidan Doyle / Flickr
6. BEST: X85
Flying out of Buchanan Bus Station as if Zeus himself had jolted the electric double decker, the X85 rockets from the city centre into East Dunbartonshire - skidding to a halt in Lenzie, Kirkintilloch, Lennoxtown, and up to Campsie Glen. What a bus, what a service, what a concept - thank you First Bus for giving us the X85. | Aidan Doyle / Flickr
7. WORST: 75
Getting from the city centre to Castlemilk can be a chore at the best of times, but getting stuck on the 75? There’s nothing worse - perhaps hell for a lot of Glaswegians is being stuck on the 75 loop indefinitely, able to see the bright lights of Castlemilk and the Milton just beyond your grasp, but never being able to get out of those doors to your destination. | Aidan Doyle / Flickr
8. BEST & WORST: X87
GlasgowWorld readers were torn on the X87 that travels through Lenzie and Kirkintilloch from Buchanan Bus Station. Some find the experience pleasant and quick - while others found it torturous and slow. Much like marmite, the X87 is both loved and hated in equal measure, please share your thoughts in the comments - we’re not sure what to think anymore. | Transport Designed