Perthshire and Angus travel and tourist guide

 

 

 

 

Journey by train or plane to Perthshire and Kinross

 

Is the long drive from the south the only issue holding you back from a holiday in Perthshire and Angus?

There are many exiting and interesting travel options, should you really want to avoid the long drive from the South. Pitlochry, Perth and Dundee stations are both served by direct Anglo / Scottish train services from London, Peterborough, Birmingham, Watford, Doncaster, Manchester, Leeds York, Newcastle as well as Glasgow and Edinburgh.

 

 

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 Dundee or Perth for around (0730 hours) and a corresponding return evening service departing from Dundee or Perth (around 2130 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 Perth (around 1900 hours) And a corresponding return service departing from Perth (around 0900 hours) arriving London Kings Cross (around 1600 hours)

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

 

 

Option 2 - by Plane

 

Glasgow (Paisley) Airport (approx 85 miles) takes the widest range of 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.

 

For detailed information on flights in and out of Glasgow (Paisley) airport, please visit their website

www.glasgowairport.com

 

There is also Edinburgh international airport (approx 70 miles) taking regular service flights from most uk airports from London, Manchester, Norwich, Cardiff to Leeds / Bradord, Humberside and East Midlands with (BAA CitiExpress)

 

 

For detailed information on flights in and out of Edinburgh, please visit their website

www.edinburghairport.com

 

 

 

 

 

The Road to the Perthshire and Car Hire

 

 

 

 

Caliscotia Cottage is located in the tiny countryside Hamlet of Balkeerie within easy reach of Dundee or Perth (30 mins) and Perth (30 mins)

From Dundee the easiest way to access the cottage is by taking the A90 Northbound from Dundee as far as Todhills. Then take the A928 as far as Glamis. Then the A94 Westbound approx 2 miles, looking for the sign and the left turning for the short link to Balkeerie.

From Perth simply follow the A94 Eastbound, all the way passing through tiny hamlets such as New Scone, Balbeggie, Burrelton and Meigle, before finally turning right for the short link to Balkeerie

 

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"