There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Castle Douglas by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 381 bus, bus
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Hall to Stance 4bus 381
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Poolbus 500
2h 50mDrive 89.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Edinburgh to Castle Douglascar 89.4 mi
2h£23–33Bus
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Stance 1bus 101A / ...
3h 55m
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The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Castle Douglas is to drive which costs £22 - £35 and takes 2h.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Castle Douglas is to drive which takes 2h and costs £22 - £35.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Castle Douglas. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Royal Bank via Stance 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 55m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Castle Douglas is 107 miles. The road distance is 89.9 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Castle Douglas without a car is to train and line 381 bus and bus which takes 2h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Edinburgh to Castle Douglas, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, arrive at Stance 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Castle Douglas is 90 miles. It takes approximately 2h to drive from Edinburgh to Castle Douglas.
There are 448+ hotels available in Castle Douglas.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Castle Douglas, Scotland?
Houstons Minicoaches operates a bus from Princes Street to Stance 1 every 4 hours, and the journey takes 3h 1m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Hall to Stance 4
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Princes Street to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
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