I (American) am traveling from Dublin to Glasgow and onward to Fort William on July 18. That is my first trip abroad in a VERY long time. I am in the process of securing my plane ticket from Dublin to Glasgow and am trying to figure out what time of flight to take. As of right now, ScotRail has not issued the schedule from Glasgow to Fort William that far in advance. I have been looking at the current schedule and it appears there are only 4 daily trains that go to Fort William from Glasgow, but I don't know if that changes as we head into the summer months. There is a good afternoon flight that would get me into Glasgow about 2 hrs before what is currently listed as the last train of the day. Alternatively, there is one that gets me in 3 hrs before that same scheduled train.
So here are my questions for anyone who might know:
1) How likely is it that the current ScotRail schedule will remain for July?
2) Approximately how long would it take me to get through whatever passport control in Glasgow and get from the airport to the train station (I know there is a shuttle bus from the airport to the train station for £8)
Thank you so much in advance for any help/advice/suggestions anyone might have!