Lochaber Travel and Tourist Guide
Journey by train or plane to Fort William and the Great Glen Is the long drive from the south the only issue holding you back from a holiday in the Fort William region? There are many exciting and interesting travel options, should you really want to avoid the long drive from the South. Fort William and Inverness stations are both served by direct Anglo / Scottish train services.
1. There is a 6 day weekly direct sleeper service operated by Scotrail from London Euston departing (around 2030) calling at intermediate stations via Watford, Birmingham, Crewe and Edinburgh, delivering you "bright and breezy" in Fort William around 0930 hours or Inverness (approx 60 miles) for around (0800 hours) and a corresponding return evening service departing from Fort William (around 2000 hours) or Inverness (around 2100 hours) arriving London Euston (around 0800 hours). For detailed rail information please visit the Scotrail website www.firstgroup.com/scotrail 2. There is also 6 days direct weekly service operated by GNER from London Kings Cross departing (around 12.00 hours) calling at intermediate stations via, Peterborough, Doncaster, York and Edinburgh arriving Inverness (around 2045 hours) And a corresponding return service departing from Inverness 0830 hours arriving London Kings Cross (around 1600 hours) For detailed rail information please visit the Scotrail website www.firstgroup.com/scotrail ar and van rental is in-expensive, from as little as £20.00 per day and available at Fort William www.fortwilliamcarhire.com Tel 01397 701515 and
Inverness has an international airport taking regular service flights from most uk airports including London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Southampton, Nottingham East Midlands, Edinburgh, Stornoway and Benbecula in the Western Isles, Kirkwall in Orkney and Sumburgh in Shetland. The airport Tel: 01667 464000 is located 9 miles east of the City of Inverness just off the main A96 trunk road and its facilities include on site car hire, restaurant and bar, shop, and 650 pay car parking spaces. Taxis are available at the airport and buses operate to and from the airport terminal to Inverness city centre and towns to the east For detailed information on flights in and out of Inverness, please visit their website www.hial.co.uk/inverness-airport.html
From Inverness you can enjoy breathtaking views of Loch Ness by taking the excellent A82 southbound in the Fort William direction passing through Drumnadrochit, Fort Augustus, Invergarry, Spean Bridge and finally Fort William (approx 80 minutes) drive in the car. From Glasgow the journey is simply the excellent A82 northbound passing the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, Tarbert, Crianlarich, Tyndrum, spectacular Glen Coe and finally Fort William (approx 100 minutes) drive in the car
Car rental is in-expensive, from as little as £20.00 per day and available at Fort William www.fortwilliamcarhire.com Tel 01397 701515 and www.easydrivescotland.co.uk Tel 01397 701616 Also from Avis and Hertz at Inverness Airport Car hire Inverness Central Reservations:+44 (0) 870 432 2042 Inverness railway Station :AVIS +44 (0) 1667 462787 and HERTZ +44 (0) 1667 462652. Taxis from Fort William to Corpach are available through Greyhound Taxis 01397 703389 or Jamie's Taxi's 01397 701778. N.B. All travel information listed is intended as a guide only and we recommend that you contact personally any of the companies you intend travelling or hiring with through, the word hyper links we have provided.
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