There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle 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
3h 48mDrive 100 mi
cheapest- Drive from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castlecar 100 mi
2h 14m£25–36Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Poolbus 500
4h 52mBus
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Stance 1bus 101A / ...
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Gallerybus 555
5h 20mBus via Harbour Square Shelter
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Stance 1bus 101A / ...
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Harbour Square Shelterbus 501
5h 32m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle is to drive which costs £24 - £35 and takes 2h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle is to drive which takes 2h 14m and costs £24 - £35.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Gallery via Stance 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 20m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kirkcudbright Castle is 117 miles. The road distance is 100.6 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle without a car is to train and line 381 bus and bus which takes 3h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle bus services, operated by Houstons Minicoaches, arrive at Stance 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle is 101 miles. It takes approximately 2h 14m to drive from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright Castle.
There are 405+ hotels available in Kirkcudbright Castle.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kirkcudbright Castle, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Princes Street to Kirkcudbright Castle via Stance 5 and Gallery in around 5h 20m.
- 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
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- ScotRail
- 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
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Princes Street to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Princes Street to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- [email protected]
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Harbour Square Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- [email protected]
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Gallery
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Harbour Square Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
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