Loch Lomond and the Trossachs travel and tourist guide
Journey by train or plane to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Is the long journey from the south the only issue holding you back from a holiday in the Loch Lomond forest park region? If this is the case there are many interesting travel options, should you really want to avoid the long drive from the South.
Rail Glasgow Central and Queen Street stations are served by direct Anglo / Scottish train services. 1. There are regular (almost every hour) day trains between London Euston and Glasgow Central between 0700 and 1800 hours (4/5 hours approx journey time) Also....a daily direct sleeper service operated by Scotrail from London Euston departing (approx 2345 hours) calling at intermediate stations via Watford, Birmingham, Crewe. Preston delivering you "bright and breezy" in Glasgow Central at (approx 0715 hours) and a corresponding return service departing from Glasgow Central (approx 2340 hours) arriving London Euston at around (approx 0700 hours). 2. There is also a regular service operated by GNER from London Kings Cross calling at intermediate stations via Huntingdon, Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Newcastle to Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street (5/6 hours approx journey time) More information is available through national rail enquiries Tel 08457 484950 and their website
There are 2 airports serving Glasgow, Strathclyde and Ayrshire Glasgow (Paisley) Airport Has a major airport taking regular service flights from the following... British airways Tel 0870 850 9850 who operate to/from Aberdeen, Birmingham, Copenhagen, Cork, Dublin, Isle of Man, Leeds/ Bradford, Manchester, Plymouth, Southampton, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow. Easy Jet Tel 0870 6 000 000 who operate to/from Amsterdam, Belfast, Bristol, East Midlands, London Luton and Stansted. British Midland (BMI) Tel 0870 607 0555 who operate to/from Leeds, Manchester, London Heathrow, East Midlands, Copenhagen and Flybe Tel 0871 700 0123 who operate to/from Exeter, Southampton, Belfast and Birmingham Car Hire Car hire from as little as £99 a week from the following...all desks located within the airport. Hertz, Avis, Europcar, National, Alamo, Budget and Enterprise Prestwick (Ayrshire) Airport Just 32 miles from Glasgow has an airport taking regular service flights from the following.... Ryanair Tel 0871 246 0000 operate to/from Bournemouth, Frankfurt, London Stansted, Dublin, Paris and Stockholm. British Midland Tel 0870 607 0555 operate to/from Cardiff. Car Hire Car hire from as little as £99 a week from the following...all desks located within the airport. Hertz 01292 511 281 National 01292 671 222 Avis 01292 477 218 Europcar +44 (0)1292 678 198
Loch Lomond from Glasgow (by car) From Glasgow take the (A82 Fort William) or the M8 motorway west towards Glasgow Airport (Paisley). Then cross the Eskine toll bridge over the Clyde river and head up the A82 passing Dumbarton and then along the banks of Loch Lomond as far as (Midross in Arden) just off the A82, where there is secure car parking for up to 40 cars (Approx journey time 30 mins)
Access to Inchmurrin Island is convenient, simple, secure and worry free and most importantly available from the owners (from Midross in Arden) on demand at any time, arrival and departure journeys from this Island are free and just a short ferry crossing. An additional ferry service is also provided (on demand) for all guests...the ferry operates a cost of just £3.00 per head return. Several jetties are also available for customers who have their own boats. Guests who have their own boats can launch and park securely at the Duncan Mills Memorial Slipway at Balloch Pier. Boat registration can also be done here or by post prior to arrival. 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.
"So there is no need to let the travel and distance.....spoil a very special lifetime experience"
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