Getting Around Deeside
Getting there and getting Around
All the main tourist attractions on Deeside can be reached by bus from Aberdeen. Bluebird Northern service No 201, Tel. 01224-212266, runs every 30 mins (Mon-Sat) to Banchory, via Cults and Crathes, and every hour to Braemar, via Aboyne, Dinnet, Ballater and Crathie (for Balmoral).
On Sundays, the bus runs every hour and 2 hrs respectively. If you wish to explore Deeside along a less popular route (though even in the summer, crowds are never great) take the B976 along the south bank of the River Dee.
For details of the Castle Trail, Victorian Heritage Trail and Deeside Tourist Route, contact the TIC in Aberdeen, or in any of the towns along the way.