There are 5 ways to get from Falkirk to Castle Douglas by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bankbus 500
5h 17mDrive 94.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Falkirk to Castle Douglascar 94.7 mi
1h 58m£24–35Bus
- Take the bus from St Andrew`s Church to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X37 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Stance 2bus X74
5h 22m£28–44Train, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Poolbus 500
5h 31mBus via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Weir Street to Shandwick Placebus X38
- Take the bus from Lothian Road to Stance 1bus 101 / ...
6h 34m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Falkirk to Castle Douglas is to drive which costs £23 - £35 and takes 1h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Falkirk to Castle Douglas is to drive which takes 1h 58m and costs £23 - £35.
No, there is no direct bus from Falkirk to Castle Douglas. However, there are services departing from St Andrew`s Church and arriving at Royal Bank via Buchanan Bus Station and Stance 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 22m.
The distance between Falkirk and Castle Douglas is 125 miles. The road distance is 95.2 miles.
The best way to get from Falkirk to Castle Douglas without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Falkirk to Castle Douglas, including transfers.
Falkirk to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Midland Bluebird, depart from St Andrew`s Church station.
Falkirk to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Midland Bluebird, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Falkirk to Castle Douglas is 95 miles. It takes approximately 1h 58m to drive from Falkirk to Castle Douglas.
There are 458+ hotels available in Castle Douglas.
What companies run services between Falkirk, Scotland and Castle Douglas, Scotland?
You can take a bus from St Andrew`s Church to Royal Bank via Buchanan Bus Station, Stance 2, and Stance 5 in around 5h 22m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Lothian Road to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- [email protected]
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- [email protected]
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Swimming Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from St Andrew`s Church to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Weir Street to Shandwick Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from St Andrew`s Church to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £4–10
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Stance 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
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