Going by GoogleMaps, and my own experience, driving takes about an hour and the distance is just over 50 miles.
Edinburgh Castle, and the city of Edinburgh, are further north than Glasgow.
Glasgow is about 45 miles west of Edinburgh.
About 55 miles.
Glasgow or Edinburgh to Cardiff by road is virtually 400 miles.
No, it joins Leicester and Coventry. The M8 joins Edinburgh and Glasgow.
In order of largest - smallest Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee. Inverness and Stirling are next and are roughly the same size.
Edinburgh - Dundee is on the East Coast of Scotland about 40 miles or so north of Edinburgh. Glasgow is nearer the West Coast of Scotland and is a lot further away!
According to AA route planner…. Inverness to Glasgow = 171.1 miles Inverness to Edinburgh = 157.2 miles So to answer your question, Edinburgh is closer to Inverness than Glasgow.
Take the Airport bus from Glasgow International Airport to Glasgow Queen Street railway station, then a "ScotRail Express" train to Edinburgh
The Glasgow/Edinburgh inter-city rail link was opened in 1842.
Most of the land area of Scotland is North of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Glasgow to Edinburgh - 1916 was released on: USA: 18 September 1916