There are 3 ways to get from Dumfries to Shawhead by bus, taxi, or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dumfries to Shawhead is to drive which costs £1 - £3 and takes 10 min.
The fastest way to get from Dumfries to Shawhead is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs £19 - £23.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Whitesands and arriving at Road End. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
The distance between Dumfries and Shawhead is 7 miles. The road distance is 7.8 miles.
The best way to get from Dumfries to Shawhead without a car is to bus which takes 15 min and costs .
The bus from Whitesands to Road End takes 15 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Dumfries to Shawhead bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, depart from Whitesands station.
Dumfries to Shawhead bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, arrive at Road End station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dumfries to Shawhead is 8 miles. It takes approximately 10 min to drive from Dumfries to Shawhead.
There are 446+ hotels available in Shawhead.
What companies run services between Dumfries, Scotland and Shawhead, Scotland?
Houstons Minicoaches operates a bus from Whitesands to Road End hourly, and the journey takes 15 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Whitesands to Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- contact@dumgal.gov.uk
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk
Bus from Whitesands to Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk/
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- enquiries@mccallscoaches.com
- Website
- mccallscoaches.com
Bus from Whitesands to Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- http://www.mccallscoaches.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Estimated price
- £19–23
Woodgrove Taxis (Dumfries)
- Phone
- +44 7721 309 537
- Website
- woodgrove-taxis.business.site
Elite Taxi & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1387 403 030
Dumfries Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7784 920 096
- Website
- dumfriestaxis.co.uk
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