There are 5 ways to get from Windermere to Fort Augustus by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Spean Bridgetrain Edinburgh - Fort William
9h 12mDrive 274.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Windermere to Fort Augustuscar 274.1 mi
5h 17m£67–97Train, bus
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Fort Williambus
- Take the bus from Fort William Bus Station to Fort Augustusbus
9h 54mTrain, fly, bus
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort Augustusbus
8h 7mBus
- Take the bus from Carlisle to Glasgowbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Fort William Bus Station to Fort Augustusbus
12h 30m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Windermere to Fort Augustus is to drive which costs £65 - £100 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Windermere to Fort Augustus is to drive which takes 5h 17m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Windermere to Fort Augustus. However, there are services departing from Bus Rail Interchange and arriving at Fort Augustus via Bus Station, Bus Station, Carlisle, Buchanan Bus Station and Fort William Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
The distance between Windermere and Fort Augustus is 292 miles. The road distance is 275.7 miles.
The best way to get from Windermere to Fort Augustus without a car is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Windermere to Fort Augustus, including transfers.
Windermere to Fort Augustus bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Carlisle station.
The best way to get from Windermere to Fort Augustus is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 30m.
Windermere to Fort Augustus bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Glasgow station.
Yes, the driving distance between Windermere to Fort Augustus is 276 miles. It takes approximately 5h 17m to drive from Windermere to Fort Augustus.
What companies run services between Windermere, England and Fort Augustus, Scotland?
You can take a train from Windermere to Fort Augustus Abertarff Place via Oxenholme Lake District, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street Low Level, Spean Bridge, and Spean Bridge in around 9h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Rail Interchange to Fort Augustus via Bus Station, Bus Station, STAND A - English Street, Carlisle, Glasgow, Buchanan Bus Station, and Fort William Bus Station in around 12h 30m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Spean Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–45
- Schedules at
- ember.to
Bus from Fort William Bus Station to Fort Augustus
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort Augustus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–35
- Schedules at
- ember.to
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Carlisle to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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