There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Balfron by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, bus via Bus Station
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirlingtrain Edinburgh - Dunblane / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Lomond Terracebus X10 / ...
1h 58mDrive 49.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Edinburgh to Balfroncar 49.1 mi
1h 17m£12–18Bus via Bus Station
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 909
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Lomond Terracebus X10 / ...
2h 43mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Edinburgh to Balfrontaxi 49.1 mi
1h 17m£140–170Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Milngavietrain
- Take the bus from Milngavie station to Clinicbus X10
2h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk090
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Lomond Terracebus X10 / ...
3h 7m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Balfron is to drive which costs £12 - £18 and takes 1h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Balfron is to drive which takes 1h 17m and costs £12 - £18.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Balfron. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Lomond Terrace via Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 43m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Balfron is 57 miles. The road distance is 49.4 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Balfron without a car is to train and bus via Bus Station which takes 1h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 58m to get from Edinburgh to Balfron, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Balfron bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Balfron bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Balfron is 49 miles. It takes approximately 1h 17m to drive from Edinburgh to Balfron.
There are 1086+ hotels available in Balfron.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Balfron, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Lomond Terrace via Bus Station in around 2h 43m.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Milngavie
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–5
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £220–260
Bus from Bus Station to Lomond Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
Bus from Milngavie station to Clinic
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Lomond Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- £140–170
E&I Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 554 6775
- Website
- introducingedinburgh.com
Drymen Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1360 660077
City Cabs Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 228 1211
- Website
- citycabs.co.uk
Central Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 229 2468
- Website
- taxis-edinburgh.co.uk
Capital Cars
- Phone
- +44 131 777 7777
- Website
- capitalcarsscotland.co.uk
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