There are 3 ways to get from Ballater to Braemar by bus, taxi, or car
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The cheapest way to get from Ballater to Braemar is to drive which costs £4 - £6 and takes 20 min.
The fastest way to get from Ballater to Braemar is to taxi which takes 20 min and costs £35 - £45.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Victoria Road and arriving at Invercauld Arms Hotel. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 27 min.
The distance between Ballater and Braemar is 17 miles. The road distance is 16.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ballater to Braemar without a car is to bus which takes 27 min and costs .
The bus from Victoria Road to Invercauld Arms Hotel takes 27 min including transfers and departs three times a day.
Ballater to Braemar bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Victoria Road station.
Ballater to Braemar bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Invercauld Arms Hotel station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballater to Braemar is 17 miles. It takes approximately 20 min to drive from Ballater to Braemar.
There are 88+ hotels available in Braemar.
What companies run services between Ballater, Scotland and Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland?
Ember operates a bus from Victoria Road to Invercauld Arms Hotel 3 times a day, and the journey takes 27 min.
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Victoria Road to Invercauld Arms Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Estimated price
- £35–45
C & J Nicol
- Phone
- +44 13397 55 654
Ballater Taxis
- Phone
- +44 13397 55 548
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