Trainspotting Filming Locations

Trainspotting filming locations

Where was Trainspotting filmed? Trainspotting was filmed in 39 locations across United Kingdom and Australia in the following places:

Trainspotting Filming Locations

78A Talgarth Road, West Kensington, London, Greater London, England, UK ( property that Mark shows to a couple and later lets Begbie and Sick Boy stay in )

Calton Road, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ( opening scene - Renton nearly gets hit by a car )

Trainspotting : pub where Begbie tosses his beer glass off the balcony
Crosslands, 182 Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( pub where Begbie tosses his beer glass off the balcony )

Trainspotting : Spud shares a milkshake with Renton before his job interview
Cafe D'Jaconelli, 570 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( Spud shares a milkshake with Renton before his job interview )

Canniesburn Hospital, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK ( on location )

Trainspotting : Renton and Sick Boy shoot skinhead's dog with air rifle
Rouken Glen Park, Thornliebank, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( Renton and Sick Boy shoot skinhead's dog with air rifle )

Volanco, 15 Benalder Street, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( on location )

George Hotel, 235-245 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( interiors: London hotel room where drug deal takes place )

Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( on location )

Glasgow is a port city on the River Clyde in Scotland's western Lowlands. It's famed for its Victorian and art nouveau architecture, a rich legacy of the city's 18th–20th-century prosperity due to trade and shipbuilding. Today it's a national cultural hub, home to institutions including the Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet and National Theatre of Scotland, as well as acclaimed museums and a thriving music scene.

Hanover Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ( Renton and Spud run away from the store detectives )

Jordanhill School, 45 Chamberlain Road, Jordanhill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( Diane's school )

Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, City of London, England, UK ( London montage )

Trainspotting : Swanney puts Renton into a taxi after he overdoses
Possilpark, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( Swanney puts Renton into a taxi after he overdoses )

Possilpark, colloquially known as Possil, is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde and centred around Saracen Street. The area developed around Saracen Foundry of Walter MacFarlane & Co., which was the main employer.

Princes Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ( first shot of the film - Renton and Spud run away from the store detectives )

Trainspotting : Studio
WD & HO Wills Tobacco Factory, 368 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( Studio )

Waterloo Bridge, London, Greater London, England, UK ( Renton walks along this at the end of the film )

Azad Video, 312 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK ( Tommy and Lizzy wait for this video shop to open )

Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Hyde Park, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK ( bus passes this when they arrive in London to do their drug deal )

Elizabeth Tower, Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK ( London montage )
Trainspotting (1996)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Rating: 8.1
Release year: 1996
IMDB: tt0117951
Plot summary

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

Genres
Drama
Cast
Ewan McGregor
Ewen Bremner
Jonny Lee Miller
Kevin McKidd
Directors
Danny Boyle
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Trainspotting filming locations