There are 6 ways to get from Dumfries to Forfar by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Lockerbie to HaymarketManchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Haymarket to DundeeEdinburgh - Dundee / ...
4h 57m£31–100Bus via Glasgow
cheapest- Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus StationX74
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hebrides DriveM9
4h 59m£25–36Drive 139.2 mi
- Drive from Dumfries to Forfar139.2 mi
2h 43m£34–50Train, bus
- Take the train from Lockerbie to HaymarketManchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to LidlE1
5h 1mTrain via Carlisle
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Dundee
5h 4m£26–138Bus
- Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station101A / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station Gate F-Stance 11 to Dundee Seagate Bus Stationmegabus M92
6h 25m
Dumfries to Forfar by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dumfries to Forfar is to bus via Glasgow which costs £25 - £40 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Dumfries to Forfar is to drive which takes 2h 43m and costs £30 - £50.
No, there is no direct bus from Dumfries to Forfar. However, there are services departing from Buccleuch Street and arriving at Lidl via Buchanan Bus Station and Hebrides Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 59m.
The distance between Dumfries and Forfar is 159 miles. The road distance is 140 miles.
The best way to get from Dumfries to Forfar without a car is to train which takes 4h 57m and costs £30 - £100.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Dumfries to Forfar, including transfers.
Dumfries to Forfar bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Buccleuch Street station.
The best way to get from Dumfries to Forfar is to train which takes 4h 57m and costs £30 - £100. Alternatively, you can bus via Glasgow, which costs £25 - £40 and takes 4h 59m.
Dumfries to Forfar bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dumfries to Forfar is 140 miles. It takes approximately 2h 43m to drive from Dumfries to Forfar.
What companies run services between Dumfries, Scotland and Forfar, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Academy Street to Lidl via Sydney Place, Lockerbie, Haymarket, Dundee, and Railway Station in around 4h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buccleuch Street to Lidl via Buchanan Bus Station and Hebrides Drive in around 4h 59m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Lockerbie to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £50–75
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- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hebrides Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hebrides Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket Station to Lidl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Buccleuch Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station Gate F-Stance 11 to Dundee Seagate Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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