There are 7 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
6h 4m£120–194Drive 222.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Dumfries to Peterheadcar 222.7 mi
4h 14m£54–77Bus, 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 20m£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 51m£189–294Train, taxi
- Take the train from Lockerbie to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the taxi from Aberdeen to Peterheadtaxi
6h 10m£94–165Bus
- Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Lothian Roadbus 101A / ...
- Take the bus from Queensferry Street to Union Square Bus Stationbus M92
9h 23mTrain 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 53m£140–325
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 6h 4m and costs £120 - £200.
It takes approximately 6h 4m 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 129+ 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 Lothian Road, Queensferry Street, Union Square Bus Station, Market Place, Town Hall, and Park & Ride Stance 3 in around 9h 23m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- 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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- 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
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
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 Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Buccleuch Street to Lothian Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Queensferry Street to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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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