There are 10 ways to get from Amsterdam to Fort William by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar), ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Stationbus
7h 21m£85–251Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus
8h 12m£64–205Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort Williamtrain
14h 52m£218–330Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Amsterdam to Rotterdamcar
- Take the carferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Fort Williamcar
20h 40m£369–450Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Stationbus
26h£106–220Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane AMS - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Stationbus
8h 35m£98–286Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane AMS - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Stationbus
10h 44m£133–366Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Fort Williamtrain
15h 8m£311–581Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyneferry
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Stationbus
28h 52m£120–438Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Fort Williamcar
14h 18m£304–399
Amsterdam to Fort William by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Fort William is to fly and bus which costs £60 - £210 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Fort William is to fly and bus which takes 7h 21m and costs £85 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam station to Fort William station. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Central Station and arriving at Fort William Bus Station via London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Fort William. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Fort William via King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 52m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Fort William is 559 miles.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Fort William without a car is to train which takes 14h 52m and costs £210 - £330.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Amsterdam to Fort William, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Central Station.
Amsterdam to Fort William train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Fort William is to train which takes 14h 52m and costs £210 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £220 and takes 26h.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Fort William, Scotland?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Fort William via London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 14h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Fort William Bus Station via London Victoria, Buchanan Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Stn in around 26h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £20–40
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £20–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £270–300
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- 4-bed inside cabin
- £70–200
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- £85–210
- 3-bed Commodore De Luxe double bed
- £190–330
- Standard Car (extra fee)
- £120
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Booking & Getting There
Amsterdam to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Fort William is 1h behind Amsterdam. It is currently 7:15 PM in Amsterdam and 6:15 PM in Fort William.
Amsterdam to Fort William train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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