In journeying from Oban to Glasgow, is there a marked difference in traveling by bus or train in terms of the route (what one might see), comfort or ease of travel, etc.? Rome2Rio identifies the bus as “recommended, cheapest” (2h 58m) and the train as “second fastest, second cheapest” (3h 7m). The difference in cost is negligible as is the time. Is the slight difference in cost and time the reason the bus is recommended?
It appears that the routes are very similar until one reaches Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. The bus route seems to follow closely (or fairly closely) the western edge of Loch Lomond. The train route follows Loch Lomond for a bit and then travels farther west, closer to the shores of Loch Long and Loch Gare. At least, this is how things appear on Google Maps.
Everything between Oban and Glasgow will be new territory for me and my husband. He visited Scotland years and years ago (though not this area); I have never been.
If it makes any difference in which you might suggest, we would be traveling this route (one of these routes) in the last days of May 2022 if travel is not disrupted again due to continuing issues with Covid-19.