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How to get fromDumfries to UllapoolBy train, bus, car, plane, or ferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Dumfries to Ullapool by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to High Schoolbus bus 61
    8h 52m

  2. Bus via Inverness

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus X74
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminalbus bus
    9h 18m
    £36–53

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus X74
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus bus 961
    8h 55m
    £37–59

  4. Drive 279.4 mi

    1. Drive from Dumfries to Ullapoolcar car 279.4 mi
    5h 16m
    £69–100

  5. Train, fly to Stornoway Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane plane GLA - SYY
    3. Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    9h 13m
    £178–479

  6. Train, bus via Perth

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain train
    3. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain train
    4. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus bus 961
    9h 8m
    £101–224

  7. Train, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane GLA - INV
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus bus
    9h 58m
    £128–263

Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration1h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket£132Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Dumfries, Scotland and Ullapool, Scotland?

You can take a bus from Buccleuch Street to Ferry Terminal via Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 8h 55m.

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