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Train and bus help!

Posted by (Minnesota ) on

Hello!

I started looking at booking our transportation for our 10 day trip around Scotland.
Day 1: travel day
Day 2: Glasgow
Day 3: Glasgow
Day 4: train to Inverness ( hoping to stop at stirling and Perth before getting to Inverness)
Day 5: Inverness- maybe on a bus and go to Loch Ness
Day 6: Train to kyle of Lochalsh- bus to Portree
Day 7: Portree
Day 8 Train to Edinburgh
Day 9 Edinburgh
Day 10 Edinburgh
Day 11 early flight out

My question here is should I purchase the spirit of Scotland train pass or am I stopping at too many locations for it to be useful, is there a better solution? Next question is what’s the best way to get from Portree to Edinburgh!

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On the Spirit of Scotland you can stop as many times as you like but it is isn't going to pay for itself.
Just buy an Off Peak single GLA to INV. You can stop on that as many times as you like but will have to manage your luggage at each stop.
Stops at Perth and Stirling will fill the day.
The train goes nowhere near Loch Ness. That is the bus.
Portree to Edinburgh is City!ink bus all the way (change at Glasgow) or to Fort William or Glasgow, then train forward from FW or GLA.
The best value bus ticket for Ky!e to Portree, then Portree to anywhere for the train would be a 3 days in 5 Citylink Explorer Pass for £60.
The fastest option is bus 0945433 to Glasgow then train.
The other option which would make Spirit of Scotland worthwhile is to use the morning bus Portree to Armadale (included in the Spirit Pass), ferry to Mallaig, afternoon train Mallaig to Glasgow change for Edinburgh, arrive around 2230.

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