How to get to the Cairngorms National Park

The Cairngorms National Park is easy to reach by road, rail, plane or bike. We have a train link to Inverness, Glasgow, Edinburgh and have a direct service from London and the south to Aviemore and Aberdeen. Listed below are a few helpful contacts for transport arrangements, timetable and directions. We look forward to welcoming you to our special place!

The Cairngorms National Park is situated in the heart of the Scottish Highlands and is easily accessible with rail and road links. Click on the link to take you to details of the Cairngorms Explorer with bus and train times, and taxi numbers.

For traffic info including roadworks, planned roadworks, journey times, road traffic incidents and weather affecting routes please have a look at the TRAFFIC SCOTLAND website which has real time information to help you plan your journey.

There’s a lot of information out there on accessibility, getting to and around places to visit. Contact First ScotRail’s Assisted Travel helpline on 0800 912 2 901 or the Assisted Travel Typetalk (for the hard of hearing) on 18001 0800 912 2 901. For more general advice phone Badenoch & Strathspey DisabilityAccess Panel on 01479 810004.

Train	Bus & Coach
Scotrail and London North Eastern Railway operate train services in the area Plan your trip and get the best ticket deals online with National Rail, thetrainline and raileasy. Trains in the west of the Park There are railway stations in the west of the National Park at Dalwhinnie, Newtonmore, Kingussie, Aviemore and Carr-Bridge. Trains between London's Kings Cross and Inverness stop off at either Kingussie or Aviemore in the National Park. There are 10 services each way daily and a Sleeper Service from London Euston. Trains to the east of the Park Aberdeen is the nearest railway station to the Royal Deeside area in the east of the National Park. There are regular services to and from Aberdeen indluing and a Sleeper Service from London. You can drive to the Park in an hour from Aberdeen station or catch a bus or even cycle on the Deeside Way. Steam Railway Why not use our very own Strathspey Steam Railway between Aviemore, Boat of Garten and Broomhill at Nethy Bridge? Timetable details here	Express Coaches Express coaches from London Victoria, and all over the country make the journey up through Scotland to the Cairngorms National Park in the west and to nearby Aberdeen in the east. Travel with Citylink and Megabus or Megabus Gold for overnight sleeper service Local Buses Local Bus timetable operated by Stagecoach Stagecoach 01463 239292/ 01343 540298/ 01382 614552/ 01224 597590 Maynes Coaches 01542 831219 Speyside Dial-a-bus 01343 562533 Strathdon A2B Dial-a-bus 01224 665599 Use RailBus if travelling by train to Aberdeen Where 2 Today Minibus Service between Aviemore and Laggan and Aviemore and Nethy Bridge
Air	Car & Coach Hire
The nearest airports to the Cairngorms National Park are at Aberdeen and Inverness. Inverness airport Inverness is the central airport for the Highlands and is only a 1hr 30mins flight from London and a 30 minute drive to the Badenoch & Strathspey area of the National Park. British Airways, EasyJet and Flybe fly to Inverness from various British destinations. Aberdeen airport Aberdeen is the airport for the East Coast of Scotland and is only a 1hr 30mins flight from London and a 1 hour drive to the Royal Deeside area in the east of the National Park. British Airways, Eastern Airways, bmi, Flybe, Loganair, Easyjet, KLM and Air France fly to Aberdeen from various British and European destinations. Jet Charters - Private Jet Charters and Private Flights Airport Guide	Local Car Hire Car hire is available in the National Park in Aviemore in the west or nearby at Aboyne in the east. Aviemore Car Rental 01479 811700 Car hire in Aberdeen, Inverness & Perth Inverness car hire list here Aberdeen car hire list here Perth car hire list here Coach Hire Bremners of Aviemore 01479 812322 Meffan's Coaches Angus Glens 01575 572130
By Bicycle	On foot
National Cycle Route 7 runs from Glasgow to Inverness passing through the west of the Cairngorms National Park. Cycle route 7 is a combination of on and off-road sections and links up the communities of Badenoch & Strathspey. The Deeside Way runs from Aberdeen on the east coast to Ballater in the east of the Cairngorms National Park. The Deeside Way provides an off-road cycling route linking up Dinnet and Ballater in the Royal Deeside area of the Cairngorms National Park. Cycle touring on and off-road is a great way to get to and around the National Park. Sections of the Speyside Way and Dava Way are also suitable for cycling.	There are a number of long distance walking routes in the Cairngorms National Park. The Deeside Way runs from Aberdeen on the east coast to Ballater in the east of the Cairngorms National Park. The Deeside Way provides an off-road walking route linking up Dinnet and Ballater in the Royal Deeside area of the Cairngorms National Park. The Speyside Way runs from Buckie on the Moray Coast to Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park and links up the communities in the Badenoch & Strathspey area of the Park. A spur of the Speyside Way runs also from Ballindalloch to Glenlivet and Tomintoul. The Dava Way runs from Forres near the Moray Coast to Grantown-on-Spey in the Cairngorms National Park.
Local Taxi Firms	Travel Distances to the CNP
Badenoch and Strathspey Gerry's Aviemore Taxis - 01479 81 2000 Aviemore Taxi's - 01479 811111 JGA's Taxis Aviemore - 01479 811520 Carrbridge Taxi - 01479 841700 Strachan Private Hire Grantown-on-Spey - 01479 870025 L&M Rattray Grantown-on-Spey - 01479 872038 Wendy's Taxi's - 07401 483879 Tomintoul, Strathdon & District C U There Taxis Aberlour - 01340 871217 Deeside Nicols Taxis Ballater - 01339 755654	Times given below are approximate. By Car Aberdeen - 1 hr Inverness - 30 minutes Perth - 1hr 30 minutes Edinburgh - 2hrs 30 minutes Glasgow - 2hrs 45 minutes By Bus Inverness airport - 1hr 15 minutes Aberdeen - 1hr 15 minutes Perth - 2hrs Edinburgh - 2hrs 30minutes Glasgow - 3hrs By Train to Aviemore or Aberdeen Edinburgh - 2hrs 30minutes Glasgow - 2hrs 45 minutes Perth - 1hr 45 minutes