page_title: Glais
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Glais / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: The B4291 passing through in Glais.
context_page_description: Glais is a small semi-rural village of just more than 1,000 people located in Swansea, Wales.
  The village is separated into two different electoral wards by a stream known as Nant-Y-Pal which runs through the middle of the settlement. To the north of Nant-Y-Pal, Glais comes under the Clydach Electoral Ward while to the south Glais falls under the Llansamlet Electoral Ward. The village is shared between the communities of Clydach and Birchgrove.
  Unusually for place names, Glais is not named after the stream Nant-Y-Pal but instead its name literally translates to Stream.
context_section_description: Glais is served by the B4291 (Birchgrove Road) as its main road artery passing through the centre of the village, connecting the settlement with Birchgrove to the South and Clydach to the North and West. Between Glais and Clydach lies a four-exit roundabout further connecting the village to the town of Pontardawe which lies to the North East and the Ynysforgan roundabout to the South West. Due to its geographical location Glais thus has excellent access to both junctions 44 and 45 of the M4 motorway. The B4291 serves as an excellent route between the upper Swansea Valley and Skewen.
  There is just one additional road that provides an entrance into Glais called Ynysymond Road which leads to Alltwen.
  Public Transport is provided by the First Group who operate four bus routes which pass through Glais. Routes 61 and 67 operate Monday to Friday which travels to Llansamlet to Swansea College and Clydach to Tycoch College accordingly, while Route 144 travels from Swansea City Centre to Morriston Hospital via Bonymaen, Trallwn, Tesco, Asda and Morriston and Route 145 travels from Swansea City Centre to Morriston but this time via Bonymaen, Tesco, Birchgrove and Clydach. Both of these Routes operate from Monday to Saturday.South Wales Transport operates service '213' to one of the local schools: Cwmtawe Community School.
  There are nearby Comprehensive Schools: Birchgrove Comprehensive and Cwmtawe Comprehensive. Birchgrove provide free bus travel through private contractors, whilst Cwmtawe pupils must pay a small fee.
caption: The B4291 passing through in Glais
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