Discover Inverness & the Highlands - Discover Scotland: Experience the Best of Scotland - page 581

Information
Belford Hospital ( 01397-702481; Belford Rd) Opposite the train station.

Post Office (

0845 722 3344; 5 High St)

Fort William tourist office ( 01397-703781; www.visithighlands.com ; 15 High St; internet per 20min £1 ;
9am-6pm Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm Sun Apr-Sep, limited hrs Oct-Mar; )

Getting There & Away

Bus
Scottish Citylink ( www.citylink.co.uk ) buses link Fort William with other major towns and
cities. Shiel Buses ( www.shielbuses.co.uk ) bus route 500 runs to Mallaig (1½ hours, three
daily Monday to Friday only) via Glenfinnan (30 minutes) and Arisaig (one hour).
Edinburgh £33, 4½ hours, one daily direct, seven with a change at Glasgow; via Glencoe and Crianlarich.

Glasgow £22, three hours, eight daily.
Inverness £12, two hours, five daily.

Oban £9.40, 1½ hours, three daily.

Portree £28.60, three hours, four daily.

Car
Easydrive Car Hire ( 01397-701616; www.easydrivescotland.co.uk ; Unit 36a, Ben Nevis Industrial
Estate, Ben Nevis Dr) Hires out small cars from £31/195 a day/week, including tax and unlimited mileage, but not
Collision Damage Waiver (CDW).

Train
The spectacular West Highland line runs from Glasgow to Mallaig via Fort William. The
overnight Caledonian Sleeper service connects Fort William and London Euston (£103
sharing a twin-berth cabin, 13 hours).
There's no direct rail connection between Oban and Fort William - you have to change at
Crianlarich, so it's faster to use the bus.
Edinburgh £44, five hours; change at Glasgow's Queen St station.