There are 8 ways to get from Dumbarton to Thurso by bus, train, car, plane, or ferry
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus Uk093
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotlandbus Ember
9h 4m£48–88Bus via Spean Crescent
cheapest- Take the bus from Barloan Toll to Spean Crescentbus 915
- Take the bus from Spean Crescent to Bus Station Stance 2bus 919
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Churchbus X99
10h 14m£30–56Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain Glasgow Queen Street - Inverness / ...
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain Inverness - Wick
9h 52m£145–272Drive 257.3 mi
- Drive from Dumbarton to Thursocar 257.3 mi
5h 33m£63–91Fly Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall, bus, ferry, line 80 bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GLA - KOI
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Ferry terminalbus
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Sir George's Street Churchbus
7h 41m£209–441Train via Perth
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
10h 27m£131–277Fly Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane GLA - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
10h 27m£164–345Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kirkwall, ferry
- Take the train from Dumbarton Central to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
- Take the ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminalferry
9h 11m£227–485
Dumbarton to Thurso by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dumbarton to Thurso is to bus via Spean Crescent which costs £30 - £60 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Dumbarton to Thurso is to drive which takes 5h 33m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Dumbarton to Thurso. However, there are services departing from Barloan Toll and arriving at Thurso Bank of Scotland via Buchanan Bus Station and Inverness Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Dumbarton to Thurso. However, there are services departing from Dumbarton Central and arriving at Thurso via Glasgow Queen Street and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 52m.
The distance between Dumbarton and Thurso is 317 miles. The road distance is 258.8 miles.
The best way to get from Dumbarton to Thurso without a car is to bus which takes 9h 4m and costs £45 - £90.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Dumbarton to Thurso, including transfers.
Dumbarton to Thurso bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Dumbarton to Thurso train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Glasgow Queen Street station.
The best way to get from Dumbarton to Thurso is to bus which takes 9h 4m and costs £45 - £90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £140 - £280 and takes 9h 52m.
What companies run services between Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland and Thurso, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Barloan Toll to Thurso Bank of Scotland via Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 3, and Inverness Union Street in around 9h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dumbarton Central to Thurso via Glasgow Queen Street and Inverness in around 9h 52m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dumbarton Central to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Barloan Toll to Spean Crescent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Spean Crescent to Bus Station Stance 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Travel Centre to Ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Sir George's Street Church
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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)800 688 8998
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
Ferry from St Margarets Hope Ferry Terminal to Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Pentland Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Dumbarton to Thurso bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bus Station Stance 3.
Dumbarton to Thurso train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Inverness station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dumbarton to Thurso is 259 miles. It takes approximately 5h 33m to drive from Dumbarton to Thurso.
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