There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Watten by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wattenbus Ember
7h 46mĀ£58ā165Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wattenbus Ember
7h 56mĀ£36ā51Drive 256.6 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Wattencar 256.6 mi
5h 9mĀ£64ā92Train 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
6h 11mĀ£349ā913Bus via Aviemore
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Stationbus
- Take the bus from Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminalbus X99
8h 50mĀ£47ā72Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain Inverness - Wick
9h 21mĀ£123ā290Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall, bus, ferry, line 77 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Ferry terminalbus
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Terminalbus
8h 13mĀ£202ā460
Edinburgh to Watten by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Watten is to bus which costs £35 - £55 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Watten is to drive which takes 5h 9m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Watten. However, there are services departing from Queensferry Street and arriving at Watten via Inverness Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 56m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Watten is 305 miles. The road distance is 258.1 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Watten without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 46m and costs £55 - £170.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Edinburgh to Watten, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Watten bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Queensferry Street station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Watten is to bus which takes 7h 56m and costs £35 - £55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £120 - £290 and takes 9h 21m.
Edinburgh to Watten bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Bus Station Stance 3.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Watten is 258 miles. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from Edinburgh to Watten.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Watten, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Queensferry Street to Watten via Bus Station Stance 3 and Inverness Union Street in around 7h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to War Memorial via Inverness, Wick, and Co-Op in around 9h 21m.
- 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
- Ā£310ā800
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ā£150ā400
- 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
- Ā£80ā150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ā£55ā110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ā£75ā140
- 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
- Ā£50ā80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ā£35ā55
- 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
- Ā£45ā80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ā£30ā55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ā£65ā95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Watten
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ā£13ā19
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- Ā£23ā35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ā£7ā11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ā£12ā21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ā£3ā5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ā£24ā35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Travel Centre to Ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ā£4ā7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ā£6ā8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- 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
- £27
- Website
- https://pentlandferries.co.uk/
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