There are 5 ways to get from Aberdeen to Glenrothes by bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Bus Scottish Citylink • 2 h 27 min
$13 - $33
Cheapest option
Bus • 4 h 17 min
$13 - $18
3 alternative options
Train, bus • 2 h 39 min
$23 - $76
Train • 2 h 46 min
$27 - $84
Drive • 1 h 37 min
$19 - $28
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Glenrothes is to bus which costs £9 - £15 and takes 4 h 17 min.
The quickest way to get from Aberdeen to Glenrothes is to drive which costs £14 - £22 and takes 1 h 37 min.
The distance between Aberdeen and Glenrothes is 78 miles. The road distance is 89.7 miles.
It takes approximately 2 h 27 min to get from Aberdeen to Glenrothes, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Glenrothes station. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Glenrothes, Bus Station via Seagate Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 h 27 min.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Aberdeen to Glenrothes via Dundee City Centre, Bus Station and Seagate Bus Station in around 2 h 27 min. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aberdeen to Glenrothes via Dundee, Markinch, and Markinch, Howiegate Gardens in around 2 h 46 min.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21 - $26
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $13 - $19
- Anytime Day Single
- $21 - $26
Train from Dundee to Markinch
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7 - $9
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $3 - $6
- Anytime Day Single
- $7 - $9
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $30 - $45
- Anytime Single
- $45 - $70
- Off-Peak Single
- $30 - $50
Train from Dundee to Markinch
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8 - $13
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $4 - $7
- Anytime Single
- $8 - $13
- Off-Peak Single
- $10 - $16
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- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 13 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18 - $27
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $18 - $27
- 1st Class
- $30 - $50
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- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Dundee City Centre, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15 - $21
- Schedules at
- citylink.co.uk
- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Dundee City Centre, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18 - $26
- Book at
- uk.megabus.com
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- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Aberdeen, Scotland to Dundee, Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9 - $13
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Seagate Bus Station to Glenrothes, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Dundee City Centre, Railway Station to Glenrothes, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Dundee City Centre, Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $14
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
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