There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Castletown by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hallbus X99
8h 5m£48–119Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hallbus X99
8h 11m£28–84Drive 262.3 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Castletowncar 262.3 mi
5h 19m£64–93Fly, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane EDI - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hallbus
10h 11m£84–260Bus via Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus Uk094
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hallbus X99
8h 31m£46–66Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain Inverness - Wick
10h 17m£42–116
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Castletown is to bus via Edinburgh, Bus Station which costs £45 - £70 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Castletown is to drive which takes 5h 19m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Castletown. However, there are services departing from George Street and arriving at Drill Hall via Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 11m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Castletown is 308 miles. The road distance is 263.9 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Castletown without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 5m and costs £45 - £120.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Edinburgh to Castletown, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Castletown bus services, operated by Ember, depart from George Street station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Castletown is to bus which takes 8h 11m and costs £28 - £85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £40 - £120 and takes 10h 17m.
Edinburgh to Castletown bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Inverness Union Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Castletown is 264 miles. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Edinburgh to Castletown.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Castletown, Scotland?
You can take a bus from George Street to Drill Hall via Inverness Union Street and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 8h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Drill Hall via Inverness, Wick, and Bus Terminal in around 10h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Drill Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–45
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
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