There are 4 ways to get from Stirling to Castle Douglas by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Stirling to Lockerbietrain Southbound
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bankbus 501 / ...
4h 21mDrive 105.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Stirling to Castle Douglascar 105.1 mi
1h 55m£27–38Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M8 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Stance 2bus X74
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bankbus 501 / ...
5h 6mTrain, bus via Glasgow
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bankbus 500
5h 9m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Castle Douglas is to drive which costs £26 - £40 and takes 1h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Castle Douglas is to drive which takes 1h 55m and costs £26 - £40.
No, there is no direct bus from Stirling station to Castle Douglas. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Royal Bank via Buchanan Bus Station and Stance 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 6m.
The distance between Stirling and Castle Douglas is 131 miles. The road distance is 105.7 miles.
The best way to get from Stirling to Castle Douglas without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Stirling to Castle Douglas, including transfers.
Stirling to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Bus Station.
Stirling to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stirling to Castle Douglas is 106 miles. It takes approximately 1h 55m to drive from Stirling to Castle Douglas.
There are 459+ hotels available in Castle Douglas.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Castle Douglas, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Royal Bank via Buchanan Bus Station, Stance 2, and Stance 5 in around 5h 6m.
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Stirling to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- [email protected]
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- [email protected]
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- DGC Buses
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £5–10
- 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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