Fort William and Lochaber in the West Highlands

 

Travel Info...

 

where distance is a measurement in the mind...

 
 
 

Fort William and Lochaber is very easy to get to regardless of where you are travelling from. The area is extremely well serviced with good rail and road links, and Glasgow and Inverness airports are 98 and 70 miles respectively from Fort William.

Once in the area, car hire, bike hire and local bus services are established to offer you local service.

For your assistance in planning a trip to Fort William and Lochaber, we have provided the following travel information and links to help you prepare your trip.

   Airports

Glasgow International Airport (98 miles) 
Terminal Building, Paisley, PA3 2ST
Tel: 0141 887 1111  www.baa.co.uk
International flights into Glasgow are available most times of the year, with hourly shuttle flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick. There is a Skyeways bus link to Fort William some afternoons and a regular bus shuttle into Glasgow from the airport to join up with buses and trains.

Inverness Airport Tel: 01667 462445  (74 miles)
Dalcross, Inverness

   Bus and Coach

Scottish City Link  Tel: 0990 50 50 50
www.citylink.co.uk
City Link operate coach bus services through Scotland and have a regular service to Fort William which also links to and from Inverness Oban and the Isle of Skye.

Skye-Ways Travel  01599 534328
www.skyeways.co.uk
A Kyle based company operating a Glasgow - Fort WIlliam - Skye coach service

   Local Car Hire and Rental

Nevis Garage  01 397 702432
Volkswagon hires and rentals by the day or week, with a personal service from Robbie Robertson at:

Budget Rentals 
01 397 702500

An international company, with a local service

Motorway Cars  01 397 702030 
A local Ford Dealer with a local rental service

   Local Taxi companies

Als Taxi, Fort William 01397 702545
For a superb personal service of short or long journeys, and local sight-seeing trips, contact Al.

Bruce's Highland Tours 01397 772 333
Experience a personal tour in the Highlands in a comfortable Range Rover with Bruce Telford taking the strain.

  Motorcycle and Mountain Bike Hire

Off Beat Bikes 01397 704008
www.off-beat-bikes.co.uk

PRO-Bike, Inverness 01463 714515

  Rail

Scotrail 08457 48 49 50   www.scotrail.co.uk
Scotrail operate a train service from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Fort William, with sleeper services from various cities in England. Once in Fort William, there is an additional rail link to the village of Mallaig on the Atlantic coast.

If you decide to contact any of the companies listed below, please take the time
to mention you found their name on the
Fort William & Lochaber ONLINE website.


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