There are 9 ways to get from Bristol to Loch Tay by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Dunblanetrain
- Take the taxi from Dunblane to Loch Taytaxi
8h 51m£332–461Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Streetbus M9 / ...
- Take the bus from Mill Street to Chapel Streetbus 34A / ...
14h 27m£61–94Drive 429.8 mi
- Drive from Bristol to Loch Taycar 429.8 mi
7h 15m£107–154Fly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Lochearnheadbus
5h 42m£113–216Train, bus via Warrington
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
- Take the bus from Stance B to Station Road Turning Circlebus S60
10h 6m£191–301Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to South Streetbus M92
- Take the bus from Mill Street to Chapel Streetbus 34A / ...
13h 11m£207–308Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Kingsway K14bus 202 / ...
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Blair Atholltrain
15h 13m£125–196Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Tyndrumbus
6h 38m£89–181Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Lochearnheadbus
6h 49m£149–273
Bristol to Loch Tay by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Loch Tay is to bus which costs £60 - £95 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Loch Tay is to fly and bus which takes 5h 42m and costs £110 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Loch Tay. However, there are services departing from Bristol Bus Station and arriving at Balnasium via Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, Mill Street and Breadalbane Community Campus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 27m.
The distance between Bristol and Loch Tay is 466 miles. The road distance is 432.3 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol to Loch Tay without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 51m and costs £330 - £470.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Bristol to Loch Tay, including transfers.
Bristol to Loch Tay bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bristol to Loch Tay bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bristol to Loch Tay is 432 miles. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Bristol to Loch Tay.
There are 398+ hotels available in Loch Tay.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Loch Tay, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bristol Bus Station to Balnasium via Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, South Street, Mill Street, Chapel Street, and Breadalbane Community Campus in around 14h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £190–280
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Dunblane
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Blair Atholl
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £11–21
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Lochearnhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £11–23
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £9–18
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Lochearnhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £11–23
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Lochearnhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Tyndrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Lochearnhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 01764 662218
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dochertys Midland Coaches
Bus from Mill Street to Chapel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Dochertys Midland Coaches
Bus from Mill Street to Chapel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Dochertys Midland Coaches
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Mill Street to Chapel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Mill Street to Chapel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Stance B to Station Road Turning Circle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Kingsway K14
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- National Express
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- £180–220
Dunblane Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1786 818 156
Les Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7539 188 612
- Website
- lestaxis.co.uk
Thistle Group Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1786 821 010
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