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routes, including Edinburgh and London. The fare to London can be as little as £12 if
you're lucky.
Scottish Citylink
(
0871 266 3333;
www.citylink.co.uk
)
has buses to most major towns in
Scotland, including:
Edinburgh
(£6.80, 1¼ hours, every 15 minutes)
Stirling
(£7.30, 45 minutes, at least hourly)
Perth
(£11.20, 1½ hours, hourly)
Inverness
(£27.50, 3½ hours, eight daily)
Aberdeen
(£28.80, 2½ to three hours, hourly)
Oban
(£17.50, three hours, four direct daily)
Fort William
(£22, three hours, seven daily)
Portree, Isle of Skye
(£39.40, 6¼ to seven hours, three daily)
Car & Motorcyle
There are numerous car-rental companies; the big names have offices at Glasgow and
Prestwick airports. Companies include the following:
Arnold Clark
(
0141-423 9559;
www.arnoldclarkrental.com
; 43 Allison St)
Avis
(
0844 544 6064;
www.avis.co.uk
;
70 Lancefield St)
Europcar
(
0141-204 1072;
www.europcar.co.uk
; 1 Waterloo St)
Train
As a general rule,
Glasgow Central station
serves southern Scotland, England and
Wales, and
Queen St station
serves the north and east. There are buses every 10 minutes
between the two stations. There are direct trains from London's Euston station; they're
much quicker (advance purchase single £28 to £105, full fare £162, 4½ hours, more than
hourly) and more comfortable than the bus.
inburgh (£12.90, 50 minutes, every 15 minutes), Oban (£21.60, three hours, three to four
daily), Fort William (£26.30, 3¾ hours, four to five daily), Dundee (£25.30, 1½ hours,
hourly), Aberdeen (£45.20, 2½ hours, hourly) and Inverness (£79, 3½ hours, 10 daily,
four on Sunday).
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