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Bus
First Glasgow ( 0141-423 6600; www.irstglasgow.com ) buses 204 and 215 run from Argyle
St in central Glasgow to Balloch and Loch Lomond Shores (1½ hours, at least two per
hour).
Scottish Citylink ( www.citylink.co.uk ) coaches from Glasgow to Oban and Fort William stop
at Luss (£8.20, 55 minutes, six daily), Tarbet (£8.20, 65 minutes) and Ardlui (£14.30, 1¼
hours).
Train
Glasgow to Balloch £4.70, 45 minutes, every 30 minutes
Glasgow to Arrochar & Tarbet £11, 1¼ hours, three or four daily
Glasgow to Ardlui £14, 1½ hours, three or four daily, continuing to Oban and Fort Willi-
am
Getting Around
Pick up the useful public transport booklet (free), which lists timetables for all bus, train
and ferry services in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, available from any
tourist office or park information centre.
Bus
McColl's Coaches ( www.mccolls.org.uk ) bus 309 runs from Balloch to Balmaha (25 minutes,
every two hours). An SPT Daytripper ticket ( www.spt.co.uk/tickets ) gives a family group
unlimited travel for a day on most bus and train services in the Glasgow, Loch Lomond
and Helensburgh area. Buy the ticket (£10.70 for one adult and one or two children, £19
for two adults and up to four children) from any train station or the main Glasgow bus sta-
tion.
Boat
From April to October a network of passenger ferries criss-crosses Loch Lomond, allow-
ing you to explore the loch's hiking and biking trails using public transport (there are train
services to Balloch, Arrochar and Tarbet and Ardlui, and buses to Luss and Balmaha). A