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

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

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus StationbusX74
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union StreetbusE8
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus961
    8h 27m

  2. Train, bus via Perth

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
    3. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
    4. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus961
    9h 1m
    £49–102

  3. Drive 279.4 mi

    1. Drive from Dumfries to Ullapoolcar279.4 mi
    5h 11m
    £68–99

  4. Train, fly to Stornoway Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)planeGLA - SYY
    3. Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
    9h 2m
    £153–414

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lockerbie to InvernesstrainLondon Euston - Inverness
    2. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus961
    9h 43m
    £75–96

  6. Bus via Edinburgh

    1. Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus101
    2. Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Inverness Bus Station Stance 3bus
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to High Schoolbus61
    10h 40m

  7. Train, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)planeGLA - INV
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
    9h 11m
    £106–249

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

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration1h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket£124Cheapest 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, Union Street, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 8h 27m.

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