For Glasgow applicants, the listed visa centres are in Edinburgh and Manchester. TLScontact Edinburgh is the nearest listed centre, with BLS International and VFS Global also represented in Edinburgh, while BLS offers a Manchester Spain option. Your destination decides which provider and address matter. This Glasgow guide compares the estimated driving distances, explains the available route combinations, highlights provider-specific checks, and shows how MyVisaPing's Cancellation Finder can send email updates when matching appointment availability is identified.
Centre and route research checked 1 August 2026
Every route below is linked to a current appointment provider and an active Cancellation Finder product.
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Distances start from the centre of Glasgow and follow a road route where available.
Check your appointment confirmation and the provider page before setting off.
Check the current submission and document instructions before travelling.
There is no on-site parking listed by VFS. Check current travel and security guidance before setting off.
Check the current submission time and courier requirements before travelling.
Driving distances and times are estimates calculated from the centre of the named location. Live traffic, road closures and the applicant starting point can change the journey.
The closest listed option from Glasgow is TLScontact Edinburgh Visa Application Centre at Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DR. The estimated drive from Glasgow's centre is 47.2 miles and 66 minutes, and the listed routes are France and Germany. BLS Spain Visa Application Centre, Edinburgh, at Suite 1A, 6 Dock Place, Edinburgh EH6 6LU, is shown at 50.8 miles and 73 minutes for Spain. VFS Global Edinburgh, 1 Rennie's Isle, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QT, is shown at 51 miles and 74 minutes for Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal.
For Spain, Glasgow applicants can also see the BLS Spain Visa Application Centre in Manchester at Unit 1, 205 Chapel Street, Salford, Manchester M3 5PF. The supplied estimate is 217 miles and 242 minutes from Glasgow's centre. In total, the route list covers France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal, with Spain available in both Edinburgh and Manchester. UK route listings show GBP 24.99 for 30 days. Check the current provider and route information before making travel arrangements for your appointment day.
Edinburgh is the shorter listed destination for every Glasgow route shown here. The figures are driving estimates from the centre of Glasgow: 47.2 miles and 66 minutes to TLScontact, 50.8 miles and 73 minutes to BLS Spain, and 51 miles and 74 minutes to VFS Global. These are not fixed journey times. Live traffic, road closures and your actual starting point can alter them, so compare your appointment confirmation with the correct address and plan some flexibility around the quoted estimate.
Your route choice should drive the travel plan. France and Germany use the TLScontact address on Lady Lawson Street; Spain from Edinburgh uses BLS at Dock Place; Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal use VFS at Rennie's Isle. The alternative Spain route is at BLS in Salford, Manchester, rather than either Edinburgh address, and carries the longer 217-mile, 242-minute estimate. BLS Manchester specifically advises checking current submission time and courier requirements before travelling. Use the route-specific guidance before departure from Glasgow.
Edinburgh has three separate listed providers, so do not plan only for the city. TLScontact is at Argyle House, BLS Spain is at Suite 1A, 6 Dock Place, and VFS Global is at 1 Rennie's Isle, Leith. Match the street and postcode on your confirmation to the provider before setting off from Glasgow.
Review the provider page for your destination shortly before travel. TLScontact asks you to check your confirmation and provider page, BLS Edinburgh asks for current submission and document instructions, and VFS asks you to check travel and security guidance. These instructions are route-specific, so avoid transferring assumptions between centres.
Glasgow's listed Edinburgh journeys range from 47.2 miles and 66 minutes to 51 miles and 74 minutes by the supplied driving estimates. Traffic, road closures and your starting point can change the result. Leave practical time beyond the estimate, especially when the appointment time is fixed.
For VFS Global Edinburgh, the provider page lists no on-site parking. Check current travel and security guidance before leaving Glasgow, and do not apply that note to the TLScontact or BLS centres without checking their own information. The VFS address is 1 Rennie's Isle, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QT.
This guide was researched on 1 August 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.