There are 5 ways to get from Cornwall to Scottish Highlands by plane, bus, unknown, or train
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Fly, bus, travel
best- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NQY - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus
- Walk from Fort William to Scottish Highlandsunknown
6h 26mTrain, travel via Birmingham
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort Williamtrain
- Walk from Fort William to Scottish Highlandsunknown
16h 19mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Bus Stationbus 104
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Walk from Bus Station to Scottish Highlandsunknown
20h 56mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from St Austell to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Walk from Bus Station to Scottish Highlandsunknown
17h 24mTrain, travel
- Take the train from St Austell to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort Williamtrain
- Walk from Fort William to Scottish Highlandsunknown
17h 32m
Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cornwall and Scottish Highlands is 537 miles.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Scottish Highlands without a car is to train and travel via Birmingham which takes 16h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Cornwall to Scottish Highlands, including transfers.
There are 747+ hotels available in Scottish Highlands.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Scottish Highlands, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Cornwall to Scottish Highlands. However, you can take the taxi to Newquay-Airport-NQY airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, take the bus to Fort William, then travel to Scottish Highlands. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luxulyan to Scottish Highlands via Par, Plymouth, Birmingham New Street, Preston, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street Low Level, and Fort William in around 16h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from St Austell to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Ember
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