There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthouse by bus, train, car, plane, or ferry
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ross Cottagebus X99
8h 27m£69–96Bus via Royal Bank of Scotland
cheapest- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotlandbus Ember
9h 33m£42–60Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain Inverness - Wick
8h 50m£137–304Drive 269.8 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthousecar 269.8 mi
5h 29m£66–95Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry
6h 33m£218–470Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Kirkwall, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry
7h 23m£253–501Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane ABZ - WIC
7h 3m£517–937
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthouse is to bus via Royal Bank of Scotland which costs £40 - £60 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthouse is to drive which takes 5h 29m and costs £65 - £95.
The distance between Edinburgh and Dunnet Head Lighthouse is 292 miles. The road distance is 271.3 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthouse without a car is to bus which takes 8h 27m and costs £65 - £100.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthouse, including transfers.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthouse is to bus which takes 8h 27m and costs £65 - £100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £130 - £310 and takes 8h 50m.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthouse is 271 miles. It takes approximately 5h 29m to drive from Edinburgh to Dunnet Head Lighthouse.
There are 112+ hotels available in Dunnet Head Lighthouse.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Dunnet Head Lighthouse, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Queensferry Street to Dunnet Head Lighthouse via Bus Station Stance 3 and Ross Cottage in around 8h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunnet Head Lighthouse via Inverness and Thurso in around 8h 50m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–390
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–800
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.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 Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- 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
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- 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
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ross Cottage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)800 688 8998
- sales@pentlandferries.co.uk
- Website
- pentlandferries.co.uk
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
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