There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Portgower 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 Hallbus X99
6h 28m£37–100Bus via George Street
cheapest- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Portgowerbus Ember
6h 47m£2–82Bus
- Take the bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Hallbus X99
6h 37m£39–53Drive 217.9 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Portgowercar 217.9 mi
4h 7m£53–76Fly, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane EDI - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Hallbus
8h 35m£68–230Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Broratrain Inverness - Wick
8h 8m£51–116
Edinburgh to Portgower by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Portgower is to bus which costs £35 - £55 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Portgower is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Portgower. However, there are services departing from Queensferry Street and arriving at Hall via Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Portgower is 254 miles. The road distance is 219.2 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Portgower without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 28m and costs £35 - £100.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Edinburgh to Portgower, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Portgower bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Queensferry Street station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Portgower is to bus which takes 6h 37m and costs £35 - £55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £50 - £120 and takes 8h 8m.
Edinburgh to Portgower bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Bus Station Stance 3.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Portgower is 219 miles. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Edinburgh to Portgower.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Portgower, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Queensferry Street to Hall via Bus Station Stance 3 in around 6h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bus Shelter via Inverness, Brora, and Station Square in around 8h 8m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- 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
- £35–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- 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 Brora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–32
- 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 Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- 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
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- 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
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Portgower
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–35
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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