There are 5 ways to get from Castle Douglas to Edinburgh by bus, train, or car
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Bus, line 381 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Swimming Pool to Dumfries stationbus 500
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Sydney Placebus 381
- Take the train from Lockerbie to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3h 49mDrive 89.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Castle Douglas to Edinburghcar 89.4 mi
2h£22–32Bus
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Princes Streetbus 101A / ...
5h 4mBus, train
- Take the bus from Swimming Pool to Dumfries stationbus 500
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 1mBus via Glasgow
- Take the bus from Swimming Pool to Loreburne Centrebus 501
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X74
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
5h 31m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castle Douglas to Edinburgh is to drive which costs £22 - £35 and takes 2h.
The fastest way to get from Castle Douglas to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 2h and costs £22 - £35.
No, there is no direct bus from Castle Douglas to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Swimming Pool and arriving at Princes Street via Dumfries station and Whitesands. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 4m.
The distance between Castle Douglas and Edinburgh is 107 miles. The road distance is 89.9 miles.
The best way to get from Castle Douglas to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and line 381 bus and train which takes 3h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Castle Douglas to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Castle Douglas to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, depart from Whitesands station.
Castle Douglas to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, arrive at Princes Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Castle Douglas to Edinburgh is 90 miles. It takes approximately 2h to drive from Castle Douglas to Edinburgh.
There are 2633+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Castle Douglas, Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Houstons Minicoaches operates a bus from Whitesands to Princes Street 4 times a day, and the journey takes 2h 48m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Lockerbie to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Lockerbie to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Swimming Pool to Dumfries station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Dumfries station to Sydney Place
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Whitesands to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- enquiries@mccallscoaches.com
- Website
- mccallscoaches.com
Bus from Swimming Pool to Dumfries station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.mccallscoaches.com/
Bus from Swimming Pool to Loreburne Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- http://www.mccallscoaches.com/
- Phone
- contact@dumgal.gov.uk
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk
Bus from Swimming Pool to Dumfries station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk/
Bus from Whitesands to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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