There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Stirling Castle by train, bus, taxi, car or rideshare
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Stirling Castle is to rideshare which costs £3 - £6 and takes 1 h 17 min.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to Stirling Castle is to taxi which costs £90 - £120 and takes 47 min.
The distance between Edinburgh and Stirling Castle is 32 miles. The road distance is 39.4 miles.
The train from Edinburgh to Stirling takes 49 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh, Princes Street (west) (opp Boots) and arriving at Stirling, Bus Station station. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 1 h 15 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh and arriving at Stirling. Services depart hourly. The journey takes approximately 49 min.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Stirling Castle, Scotland?
ScotRail operates a train from Edinburgh to Stirling Castle hourly. Tickets cost $11 - $15 and the journey takes 49 min. LNER also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, Scottish Citylink operates a bus from Edinburgh to Stirling Castle every 2 hours. Tickets cost $10 - $14 and the journey takes 1 h 15 min. First also services this route every 20 minutes.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $15
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $8 - $12
- Anytime Day Single
- $11 - $15
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13 - $21
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $13 - $21
- 1st Class
- $25 - $40
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- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Princes Street (west) (opp Boots) to Stirling, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10 - $14
- Schedules at
- citylink.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1224 650100
- Website
- firstgroup.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Princes Street (west) (Castle Street) to Stirling, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5 - $6
- Schedules at
- First
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Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Edinburgh to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 3 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4 - $8
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $120 - $150
City Cabs Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 228 1211
- Website
- citycabs.co.uk
Edinburgh Cars
- Phone
- +44 131 555 1772
Central Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 229 2468
- Website
- taxis-edinburgh.co.uk
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