There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Ballater by train, plane, bus, taxi, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane FRA - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
11h 37m£88–399Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Aviemoretrain
- Take the taxi from Aviemore to Ballatertaxi
31h 18m£484–627Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ballatercar
17h 8m£337–447Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HAJ - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
11h 36mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Malmaisonbus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
12h 12mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Malmaisonbus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
13h 51mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane AMS - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
13h 20m£158–426Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Ballatercar
18h 9m£245–404
Frankfurt (FRA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Ballater is to train and fly and bus which costs £85 - £400 and takes 11h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Ballater is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 37m and costs £85 - £400.
The distance between Europe and Ballater is 824 miles.
The best way to get from Europe to Ballater without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 31h 18m and costs £480 - £650.
It takes approximately 11h 37m to get from Europe to Ballater, including transfers.
Ballater is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 1:23 PM in Europe and 12:23 PM in Ballater.
There are 158+ hotels available in Ballater.
What companies run services between Europe and Ballater, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Ballater. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ), walk to Aberdeen Airport, then take the bus to Ballater. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Hessisch Lichtenau Stadtmitte, take the line 4 vehicle to Kaufungen-Papierfabrik, walk to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik, take the bus to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, take the bus to London Victoria Green Line Station, walk to Victoria station, take the subway to Finsbury Park station, walk to Finsbury Park, take the train to Aviemore, then take the taxi to Ballater.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- £210–250
Aviemore Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1479 811 111
- Website
- taxisinaviemore.com
Doc's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7971 736 599
- Website
- docstaxisaviemore.co.uk
Gerry's Aviemore Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1479 812 000
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