There are 6 ways to get from Windermere to Portree by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Fort William
best- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort Williamtrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus 915
12h 1m£105–203Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Barclays Bank to Bus Stationbus 508
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus 917
13h 59m£66–127Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barclays Bank to Rail Stationbus 508
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Fort Williambus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus 915
13h 15m£77–138Drive 350.2 mi
- Drive from Windermere to Portreecar 350.2 mi
6h 50m£88–127Train, 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 Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
10h 22m£143–331Train, bus
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus 917
12h 5m£135–297
Windermere to Portree by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Windermere to Portree is to bus which costs £65 - £130 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Windermere to Portree is to drive which takes 6h 50m and costs £85 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Windermere to Portree. However, there are services departing from Barclays Bank and arriving at Somerled Square via Bus Station, Halston Hotel, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 59m.
The distance between Windermere and Portree is 389 miles. The road distance is 352.3 miles.
The best way to get from Windermere to Portree without a car is to train and bus via Fort William which takes 12h 1m and costs £100 - £210.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Windermere to Portree, including transfers.
Windermere to Portree bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, depart from Barclays Bank station.
Windermere to Portree bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Windermere to Portree is 352 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Windermere to Portree.
There are 496+ hotels available in Portree.
What companies run services between Windermere, England and Portree, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Barclays Bank to Somerled Square via Bus Station, STAND A - English Street, Halston Hotel, Buchanan Bus Station, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 13h 59m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £20–40
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £21–45
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Barclays Bank to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Barclays Bank to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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