How to get here

Getting here couldn't be easier...

By Car - The A82 (Glasgow-Fort William-Inverness), the A9 (Stirling-Perth-Inverness-Thurso) and the A96 (Aberdeen-Nairn-Inverness) are the three arterial routes to and from the Highlands. For distances to the Highland mountain bike centres from major cities as well as between centres see our travel distances chart.

By Bus - Several bus operators run daily services to the Highlands from Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh, with connections from all other parts of the UK.

By Train - Daily services to and from Inverness and Fort William connect the Highlands with Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and all the major UK cities. Rail services from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick and Thurso, and Fort William to Mallaig (where steam trains run in the summer) provide opportunities to take in the spectacular scenery. The Caledonian Sleeper service operates from London Euston to Fort William and Inverness (not Saturday evenings).

By Air - Inverness is the gateway airport to the Highlands, and just over 1½ hours from London. Daily services are operated from London Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton. You can also fly to Inverness from Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham/East Midlands and Southampton as well as from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles. Services are also available from Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Kirkwall  to Wick.

For more details and links to operators websites and timetables see the Visithighlands website travel section or see the Traveline Scotland website.