There are 8 ways to get from Dumfries to Peterhead by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Take the taxi from Aberdeen to Peterheadtaxi
5h 49m£120–194Drive 222.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Dumfries to Peterheadcar 222.7 mi
4h 14m£55–79Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X74
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Union Square Bus Station to Peterheadtaxi
6h 15m£88–117Train to Glasgow Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane GLA - ABZ
- Take the taxi from Aberdeen-Airport-ABZ to Peterheadtaxi
6h 45m£179–294Train, taxi
- Take the train from Lockerbie to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the taxi from Aberdeen to Peterheadtaxi
6h 2m£103–165Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Princes Streetbus 101A / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain Edinburgh - Aberdeen
9h 8mBus
- Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 101A / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus M92
9h 24mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Lockerbie to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane EDI - ABZ
- Take the taxi from Aberdeen-Airport-ABZ to Peterheadtaxi
7h 50m£141–335
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dumfries to Peterhead is to drive which costs £50 - £80 and takes 4h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Dumfries to Peterhead is to drive which takes 4h 14m and costs £50 - £80.
The distance between Dumfries and Peterhead is 268 miles. The road distance is 224 miles.
The best way to get from Dumfries to Peterhead without a car is to train and taxi via Glasgow which takes 5h 49m and costs £120 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Dumfries to Peterhead, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Dumfries to Peterhead is 224 miles. It takes approximately 4h 14m to drive from Dumfries to Peterhead.
There are 124+ hotels available in Peterhead.
What companies run services between Dumfries, Scotland and Peterhead, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Buccleuch Street to Peterhead via Edinburgh, Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, Market Place, Town Hall, and Park & Ride Stance 3 in around 9h 24m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dumfries to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Lockerbie to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
Bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Buccleuch Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Buccleuch Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- £70–90
Westhill Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1224444444
- Website
- westhilltaxis.co.uk
Rainbow City Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1224 87 87 87
- Website
- rainbowcitytaxis.com
Executive Cabs Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 755 224 0041
- Website
- executivecabsglasgow.co.uk
Aberdeen Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1224 200200
- Website
- aberdeen-taxis.com
Westhill Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1224444444
- Website
- westhilltaxis.co.uk
Rainbow City Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1224 87 87 87
- Website
- rainbowcitytaxis.com
Executive Cabs Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 755 224 0041
- Website
- executivecabsglasgow.co.uk
Aberdeen Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1224 200200
- Website
- aberdeen-taxis.com
Taxi Inverness
- Phone
- +44 1463 809 810
- Website
- taxisinverness.com
Aberdeen Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1224 200 200
- Website
- aberdeen-taxis.com
Westhill Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1224444444
- Website
- westhilltaxis.co.uk
Rainbow City Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1224 87 87 87
- Website
- rainbowcitytaxis.com
Executive Cabs Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 755 224 0041
- Website
- executivecabsglasgow.co.uk
Aberdeen Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1224 200200
- Website
- aberdeen-taxis.com
Taxi Inverness
- Phone
- +44 1463 809 810
- Website
- taxisinverness.com
Aberdeen Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1224 200 200
- Website
- aberdeen-taxis.com
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