There are 4 ways to get from Banff to Thurso by bus, train, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from High Street to Deveron Waybus 301
- Take the bus from Huntly to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotlandbus
7h 57m£24–35Line 35 bus, bus, line 10 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from High Street to Shanks Lanebus 35
- Take the bus from Shanks Lane to Bus Stationbus 35
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus M96 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 5bus 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Churchbus X99
8h 23m£10Bus, train
- Take the bus from Castle Street to The Squarebus 301
- Take the train from Huntly to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
8h 23m£89–177Drive 177.5 mi
- Drive from Banff to Thursocar 177.5 mi
3h 54m£44–63
Banff to Thurso by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banff to Thurso is to line 35 bus and bus and line 10 bus which costs £10 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to Thurso is to drive which takes 3h 54m and costs £40 - £65.
No, there is no direct bus from Banff to Thurso. However, there are services departing from High Street and arriving at Thurso Bank of Scotland via Huntly and Inverness Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 57m.
The distance between Banff and Thurso is 224 miles. The road distance is 178.5 miles.
The best way to get from Banff to Thurso without a car is to bus which takes 7h 57m and costs £24 - £35.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Banff to Thurso, including transfers.
Banff to Thurso bus services, operated by Deveron Coaches, depart from High Street station.
Banff to Thurso bus services, operated by Deveron Coaches, arrive at Deveron Way station.
Yes, the driving distance between Banff to Thurso is 179 miles. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from Banff to Thurso.
There are 116+ hotels available in Thurso.
What companies run services between Banff, Scotland and Thurso, Scotland?
You can take a bus from High Street to Thurso Bank of Scotland via Huntly and Inverness Union Street in around 7h 57m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Huntly to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Huntly to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 01542 836 363
- [email protected]
- Website
- Deveron Coaches
Bus from High Street to Deveron Way
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Deveron Coaches
Bus from Castle Street to The Square
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Deveron Coaches
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from High Street to Deveron Way
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Castle Street to The Square
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from High Street to Shanks Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Shanks Lane to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 5
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Huntly to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Ember
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