Arriving by Car

Fort William is situated at the head of Loch Linnhe on the A82 road, Glasgow to Inverness. The alternative route is the A9 from Perth and the A86 road at Dalwhinnie. A tool such as the AA route planner will enable you to plan your route.

Approximate journey times by road:

Sprinter at Bridge of Orchy

Caledonian sleeper at Rannoch

Arrive in Fort William by Rail

Scotrail operate a regular service from Glasgow which connects to the rest of the UK. The “CaledonianSleeper” is a daily (except Saturdays) overnight service between London Euston and Fort William.

Arrive in Fort William by Coach

City Link operate a regular service from Fort William to Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh with forward connections to the UK.

Arrive in Scotland by Air

Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow International and Glasgow Prestwick airports receive flights from many domestic and continental destinations.

There are coach connections to Fort William and most national car hire firms are represented at the airports,

Local Transport Links to explore Fort William and Lochaber
Jacobite Steam Train

Rapsons operate regular coach services throughout Fort William and Lochaber.
Car Hire - Budget 01463713333, Easydrive 01397701616, Hawco 01397700900,and Practical Car and Van hire 01397772404.
Train services operate to Mallaig and south on the West Highland line.
Steam train to Mallaig (made famous by Harry Potter).
There is a good local taxi service and taxis are available for private hire and tours

Macbraynes Ferry Services

Mallaig to Armadale (Skye)
Mallaig to the Small Isles
Mull ferries

Arisaig Marine
Small Isles cruises from Arisaig

MV Shearwaterarriving at Arisaig
Clamac ferry leaving Armadale
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