Cairngorms Hostels in the National ParkCairngorms Hostels in the National Park

Travel Links

Below, we have listed some useful links to help you plan your journey when visiting the Cairngorms National Park

Motoring

AA Routefinder, RAC or Multimap - for planning your journey by road

Flight Information

Routes and fares:

www.flybmi.com
www.ba.com
www.easternairways.com
www.easyjet.com
www.highlandairways.co.uk
www.loganair.co.uk
www.pdg-helicopters.co.uk
www.ryanair.com

Rail travel

Scotrail - tel: 0845 601 5929 www.firstgroup.com/scotrail
National Rail Enquiries - tel: 08457 48 49 50  www.nationalrail.co.uk
Virgin Trains - tel: 08457 222 333 www.virgintrains.co.uk

Bus & Coach

City Link - tel: 08705 50 50 50 or visit www.citylink.co.uk
Mega Bus - tel: 0901 331 0031 or visit www.megabus.com 
National Express - tel: 08717 818181 or visit www.nationalexpress.com

for all up-to-date timetables and fares.

Getting Around the Park

Once here there are many great and unique ways of travelling around The Cairngorms National Park, we have listed a few here:

  • The Heather Hopper bus service linking different areas of the Cairngorms National Park - see the timetables here
  • Strathspey Steam Railway - The round trip from Aviemore through Boat of Garten to Broomhill takes approximately 1½ hours, or you can shorten your trip by going part of the way. 

Additional Information

Traveline Scotland - a  great site for planning your journey by public transport.

BBC UK Weather - obtain weather conditions in the area you wish to visit.
Snow Conditions - details of snow and weather conditions for all 5 Scottish ski areas.

Mountain weather and avalanche forecasts for regional areas of Scotand.

Google Maps

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Distance to the National Park boundary

  • Inverness - 19 miles / 30 mins
  • Fort William – 35 miles / 45 mins
  • Aberdeen - 35 miles / 1 hour
  • Edinburgh - 80 miles / 2 hours
  • Glasgow - 95 miles / 2 hours 20 mins
  • Isle of Skye - 93 miles / 2 hours 40 mins
  • John O'Groats – 135 miles / 4 hours

The Cairngorms National Park