There are 4 ways to get from Alloa to Castle Douglas by bus, train, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M8 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Stance 2bus X74
4h 50m£29–45Drive 105.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Alloa to Castle Douglascar 105.6 mi
2h 6m£27–39Train, bus
- Take the train from Alloa to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bankbus 500
4h 54mBus via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Shillinghill to Bus Stationbus X22 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Princes Streetbus X55
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Stance 1bus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bankbus 500
6h 30m
Alloa to Castle Douglas by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alloa to Castle Douglas is to drive which costs £26 - £40 and takes 2h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Alloa to Castle Douglas is to drive which takes 2h 6m and costs £26 - £40.
No, there is no direct bus from Alloa to Castle Douglas. However, there are services departing from Shillinghill and arriving at Royal Bank via Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station and Stance 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 50m.
The distance between Alloa and Castle Douglas is 136 miles. The road distance is 106.2 miles.
The best way to get from Alloa to Castle Douglas without a car is to bus which takes 4h 50m and costs £29 - £45.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Alloa to Castle Douglas, including transfers.
Alloa to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Bus Station.
Alloa to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alloa to Castle Douglas is 106 miles. It takes approximately 2h 6m to drive from Alloa to Castle Douglas.
There are 456+ hotels available in Castle Douglas.
What companies run services between Alloa, Scotland and Castle Douglas, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Shillinghill to Royal Bank via Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station, Stance 2, and Stance 5 in around 4h 50m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Alloa to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £5–10
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Stance 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Princes Street to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- [email protected]
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- [email protected]
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Shillinghill to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
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