There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire by train, bus, or car
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Train via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Dumbarton Centraltrain Airdrie - Balloch / ...
1h 53m£25–51Train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dumbarton Centraltrain Edinburgh - Helensburgh Central
2h 5m£14–48Bus
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk090
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Barloan Tollbus 915 / ...
2h 19m£15–21Drive 60.1 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshirecar 60.1 mi
1h 20m£15–22Bus via St Enoch subway
- Take the bus from Shandwick Place to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 900
- Take the bus from St Enoch subway to Stonyflatt Roadbus 1E / ...
2h 43m£14–20
Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire is to bus via St Enoch subway which costs £13 - £21 and takes 2h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire is to drive which takes 1h 20m and costs £14 - £22.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Barloan Toll via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 19m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Dunbartonshire is 65 miles. The road distance is 60.4 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire without a car is to train via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level which takes 1h 53m and costs £25 - £55.
It takes approximately 1h 53m to get from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Princes Street station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire is to train via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level which takes 1h 53m and costs £25 - £55. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £14 - £22 and takes 2h 19m.
Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire is 60 miles. It takes approximately 1h 20m to drive from Edinburgh to Dunbartonshire.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Dunbartonshire, Scotland?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tay Place via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Queen Street Low Level, Dumbarton Central, and Poplar Road in around 1h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Princes Street to Barloan Toll via Buchanan Bus Station in around 2h 19m.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Dumbarton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dumbarton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Dumbarton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dumbarton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Barloan Toll
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Shandwick Place to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Barloan Toll
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from St Enoch subway to Stonyflatt Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
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