There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Loch Ken by train, taxi, bus, or car
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the taxi from Dumfries to Loch Kentaxi
3h 24m£94–162Drive 87.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Edinburgh to Loch Kencar 87.9 mi
2h 8m£22–32Train, line 381 bus, line 521 bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Sydney Place to Whitesandsbus 381
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Shopbus 521
4h 26mBus
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Whitesandsbus 101A / ...
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Bennanbus 521
5h 17mBus via Glasgow
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Whitesandsbus X74
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Bennanbus 521
6h 38m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Loch Ken is to drive which costs £21 - £35 and takes 2h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Loch Ken is to drive which takes 2h 8m and costs £21 - £35.
The distance between Edinburgh and Loch Ken is 163 miles. The road distance is 88.5 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Loch Ken without a car is to train and taxi which takes 3h 24m and costs £90 - £170.
It takes approximately 3h 24m to get from Edinburgh to Loch Ken, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Loch Ken is 88 miles. It takes approximately 2h 8m to drive from Edinburgh to Loch Ken.
There are 414+ hotels available in Loch Ken.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Loch Ken, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Princes Street to Loch Ken via Whitesands and Bennan in around 5h 17m.
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Sydney Place to Whitesands
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Princes Street to Whitesands
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- enquiries@mccallscoaches.com
- Website
- mccallscoaches.com
Bus from Whitesands to Shop
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- http://www.mccallscoaches.com/
Bus from Whitesands to Bennan
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- http://www.mccallscoaches.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 15 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Whitesands
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- £60–75
Woodgrove Taxis (Dumfries)
- Phone
- +44 7721 309 537
- Website
- woodgrove-taxis.business.site
Elite Taxi & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1387 403 030
Dumfries Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7784 920 096
- Website
- dumfriestaxis.co.uk
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