There are 6 ways to get from Dumfries to Cape Wrath by train, bus, unknown, plane, or ferry
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Train, bus, travel
best- Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Balnakeil Craft Villagebus 805
- Walk from Balnakeil Craft Village to Cape Wrathunknown
10h 39mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Court to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X74
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Road Endbus 805
- Walk from Road End to Cape Wrathunknown
10h 51mTrain, fly, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane GLA - SYY
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Walk from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Cape Wrathunknown
10h 45mTrain, bus, travel via Perth
- Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Boxbus 805
- Walk from Post Box to Cape Wrathunknown
10h 48mBus, travel via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Court to Princes Streetbus 101
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Balnakeil Craft Villagebus 805
- Walk from Balnakeil Craft Village to Cape Wrathunknown
12h 5mTrain, bus, travel via Perth #2
- Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairgtrain
- Take the bus from Station to Achlyness Road Endbus 805
- Walk from Achlyness Road End to Cape Wrathunknown
12h 11m
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Dumfries and Cape Wrath is 397 miles.
The best way to get from Dumfries to Cape Wrath without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 10h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Dumfries to Cape Wrath, including transfers.
There are 43+ hotels available in Cape Wrath.
What companies run services between Dumfries, Scotland and Cape Wrath, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Dumfries to Cape Wrath. However, you can take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 6, take the bus to Balnakeil Craft Village, then travel to Cape Wrath. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Court to Cape Wrath via Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 6, and Road End in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dumfries to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- 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 Dumfries to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dumfries to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dumfries to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Lairg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 01971 511 223
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Balnakeil Craft Village
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Box
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Balnakeil Craft Village
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Station to Achlyness Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- The Durness Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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