There are 5 ways to get from Durness to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, ferry, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus 805
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Inverness - Edinburgh
7h 58mDrive 258 mi
cheapest- Drive from Durness to Edinburghcar 258 mi
4h 54m£63–91Bus, ferry, fly
- Take the bus from Post Office to Sandsidebus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KOI - EDI
9h 18mBus
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus 805
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Queensferry Streetbus M90
8h 3mBus via George Street
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus 805
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to George Streetbus Ember
8h 26m
Kirkwall (KOI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durness to Edinburgh is to drive which costs £60 - £90 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Durness to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 54m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Durness to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Post Office and arriving at Queensferry Street via Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
The distance between Durness and Edinburgh is 313 miles. The road distance is 259.5 miles.
The best way to get from Durness to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Durness to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Durness to Edinburgh bus services, operated by The Durness Bus, depart from Post Office station.
Durness to Edinburgh bus services, operated by The Durness Bus, arrive at Bus Station Stance 6.
Yes, the driving distance between Durness to Edinburgh is 260 miles. It takes approximately 4h 54m to drive from Durness to Edinburgh.
There are 1677+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Durness, Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Post Office to Queensferry Street via Bus Station Stance 3 in around 8h 3m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 01971 511 223
- info@thedurnessbus.com
- Website
- thedurnessbus.com
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- http://www.thedurnessbus.com/
Bus from Post Office to Sandside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- http://www.thedurnessbus.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Queensferry Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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