The average bus between Oban and Cairngorms National Park takes 5h 24m and the fastest bus takes 4h 11m. The bus service runs several times per day from Oban to Cairngorms National Park. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 3 times a day between Oban and Cairngorms National Park. The earliest departure is at 10:19 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Oban is at 8:01 PM which arrives into Cairngorms National Park at 1:25 AM. All services require a transfer at Inverness Union Street and take an average of 5h 24m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Oban to Cairngorms National Park. However, there are services departing from Oban station and arriving at Cairngorms National Park station via Inverness Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 24m.
Oban to Cairngorms National Park bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Corran Halls station.
Oban to Cairngorms National Park bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Aviemore station.
The distance between Oban and Cairngorms National Park is 133.8 km. The road distance is 226 km.
You can take a bus from Corran Halls to Aviemore via Inverness Union Street and Aviemore station in around 4h 30m.