Cairngorms and Grampian travel and tourist guide

 

Journey by train or plane to the Deveron valley

 

Is the long drive from the south the only issue holding you back from a holiday in the Deveron Valley.

There are many exiting and interesting travel options, should you really want to avoid the long drive from the South. Aberdeen and the most local Huntly stations are both served by direct Anglo / Scottish train services.

 

Option 1 - by Rail

 

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 Aberdeen (approx 40 miles away) for around (0800 hours) and a corresponding return evening service departing from Aberdeen (around 2200 hours) arriving London Kings Cross (around 0800 hours).

2. There is also a regular direct weekly service operated by GNER between Aberdeen, Edinburgh, York and London Kings Cross calling at intermediate stations via, Peterborough, Doncaster, Leeds, Newcastle.

 

For detailed rail information please visit the Scotrail website www.firstgroup.com/scotrail

Low cost car hire is available at both Aberdeen (approx 40 minutes drive from Deveron Valley Cottages)

further details of hire companies below

 

Also

 

To reduce the car journey further, it is practical to change trains at Aberdeen and travel through to Huntly where you can pick up your hire vehicle leaving a short pleasurable drive of less than 10 miles (20 minutes) to Deveron Cottages

Huntly is the nearest railway station to Deveron Cottages

 

 

Option 2 - by Plane

 

Aberdeen has an international airport taking regular service flights from most uk airports from

London, Manchester, Norwich, Cardiff to Leeds / Bradord, Humberside and East Midlands with (BAA CitiExpress)

 

Aberdeen airport is seven miles from the city centre on the A96 near Dyce.

Two bus companies operate between the airport and the city centre; First Aberdeen (+44 (0)1224 650 065) and Stagecoach Bluebird (+44 (0)1224 212 266).

The local train station at Dyce is a short taxi journey from the airport. It runs a service to the mainline station in Aberdeen and from there you can catch a train to other destinations across Scotland and the rest of Britain. Rainbow Airport Taxis (+44 (0)1224 725 500/878 787/ 494 949) operate a service from Aberdeen Airport, The approximate fare from airport to the city centre is £14. Wheelchair accessible cars, a meet-and-greet service and executive cars are also available, though need to be booked in advance. For passengers driving into central Aberdeen from the airport, using satellite navigation, the airport postcode  is AB21 7DU.

For detailed information on flights in and out of Aberdeen, please visit their website www.aberdeenairport.com

 

 

The Road to the Deveron Valley

and Car Hire

 

From Aberdeen take the main A96 Inverness trunk road, passing through Inverurie to Huntly.

From Huntly take the A97 Macduff road passing through the tiny village of Bogniebrae and Hillbrae. Just after Hillbrae take the Inverkeithny road off the A97 we are the first house on the left down a track.

 

Car and van rental is in-expensive, from as little as £20.00 per day and available from Avis and Hertz from Aberdeen and Aviemore Railway Station:

AVIS +44 (0) 1667 462787 and HERTZ +44 (0) 1667 462652. 

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 distance... spoil a once in a lifetime experience"