By Road
Introduction
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Road - Bus & Coach
Road links to Scotland are excellent, and a number of companies offer express coach services day and night. This is the cheapest form of travel to Scotland. The two main operators between England and Scotland are National Express, Tel: 08705-808080, www.gobycoach.com, and its sister company Scottish Citylink, Tel: 08705-505050, www.city.link.co.uk There are direct buses from most British cities to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. Tickets can be bought at bus stations or from a huge number of agents throughout the country. Fares from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh with National Express are between £30 and £40 for an economy advance return. Fares to Aberdeen and Inverness are a little higher. The London to Glasgow/Edinburgh journey takes around eight hours, while it takes around 11-12 hours for the trip to Aberdeen and Inverness.
Car
There are two main routes to Scotland from the south. In the east the A1 runs to Edinburgh and in the west the M6 and A74(M) runs to Glasgow. The journey north from London to either city takes around eight to 10 hours. The A74(M) route to Glasgow is dual carriageway all the way. A slower and more scenic route is to head off the A1 and take the A68 through the Borders to Edinburgh. There’s an Autoshuttle Express service to transport your car overnight between England and Scotland and vice versa while you travel by rail or air. For further information Tel: 08705-133714; reservations Tel: 08705-502309.