There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Galloway by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 381 bus, bus
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Hall to Stance 4bus 381
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Poolbus 500
4h 5mDrive 86.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Edinburgh to Gallowaycar 86.1 mi
1h 55m£21–30Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Poolbus 500
5h 8mBus
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Stance 1bus 101A / ...
5h 9m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Galloway is to drive which costs £20 - £30 and takes 1h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Galloway is to drive which takes 1h 55m and costs £20 - £30.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Galloway. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Craigend via Stance 5 and Swimming Pool. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 9m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Galloway is 119 miles. The road distance is 86.6 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Galloway without a car is to train and line 381 bus and bus which takes 4h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Edinburgh to Galloway, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Galloway bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Galloway bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, arrive at Stance 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Galloway is 87 miles. It takes approximately 1h 55m to drive from Edinburgh to Galloway.
There are 412+ hotels available in Galloway.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Galloway, Scotland?
Houstons Minicoaches operates a bus from Princes Street to Stance 1 every 4 hours, and the journey takes 3h 1m.
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Hall to Stance 4
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Princes Street to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- enquiries@mccallscoaches.com
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- contact@dumgal.gov.uk
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
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