Fort William Transport
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Transport To and Around Fort William
Local Buses
There are buses every 10-20 mins to and from Caol and Corpach, and every hour on Sun and in the evening. There is an hourly service to Glen Nevis, Mon-Sat from 0800-2300, Jun to Sep only (less frequent on Sun). There are 4 buses daily to Aonach Mhor during the ski season.
Bus (Long distance)
There are several daily Citylink buses to Inverness (1 hr, £7.40); to Oban via Glencoe (30 mins); and to Uig , via Portree and Kyle of Lochalsh (1 hr 50 mins). Citylink buses also go several times daily to Glasgow , via Glencoe and Tyndrum, and to Edinburgh , via Stirling (3 hrs). There is a bus to Mallaig (1€ hrs) daily except Sun with Shiel Buses, Tel. 01967-431272. Highland Country Buses, Tel. 702373, run several times a day to Kinlochleven (50 mins) via Glencoe. There is also a Postbus service (Mon-Sat) to Glen Etive.
Car hire
Easydrive, at Lochy Bridge, Tel. 701616; Volkswagen Rental, at Nevis Garage, Argour Rd, Caol, Tel. 702432; Budget, at North Rd, Tel. 702500, or Practical Car & Van Hire, at Slipway Autos, Corpach, Twl. 772404. Prices start from around £35 per day. Taxi: You can call a taxi on Tel. 706070, or Tel. 704000.
Ferry
There is a passenger-only ferry service to Camusnagaul, on the opposite bank of Loch Linnhe, from the Town Pier. It sails several times daily (Mon-Sat) and takes 10 mins. For times etc contact Highland Council, Tel. 01463-702695, or ask at the tourist office.
Train
There are 2-3 trains daily from Glasgow to Fort William (3� hrs) via Crianlarich. These trains continue to Mallaig (a further 1 hr 20 mins) where they connect with ferries to Armadale on Skye. There are no direct trains to Oban; you need to change at Crianlarich. There is a sleeper service from London Euston but you'll miss the views. For all rail enquiries, Tel. 0345- 484950.