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Question

I'm visiting Edinburgh for four days next month, and I want to visit friends in Newtonmore. I don't want to spend the night there, only visit for a few hours. Is there a car rental, or a "tram" (bus) that would go there, and if so, do you know the cost ? (I'll drive but ONLY IF necessary. )

According to GoogleMaps, it's a bit over 111 miles and about two and ahalf hours drive.

Possibly, I could go from Iverness (I think) but I will have more time to travel from Edinburgh.

Please, only GOOD, SERIOUS information and is much appreaciated. Thank You

Answer 1

It might only be 111 miles, but this is Scotland. Allow a good three hours each way.

The A9 is NOT a fast road. It is single carriageway for much of its length, with few overtaking opportunities. Get behind a couple of lorries as they climb one of the many gradients and your speed can be down to 30mph!

Even getting from Edinburgh to Fife can take time - the Forth Road Bridge is often jammed solid with traffic.

Answer 2

Newtonmore is at the very heart of the Scottish Highlands. Despite it's size and apparent location, however, Newtonmore is easy to get to -

By road from the south, you can travel on Motorway almost all the way to Perth, with just a few sections of dual carriageway here and there, then the fast A9 trunk road takes you the last 64 miles.

  

By rail, you can travel on an overnight sleeper service from London Euston, Crewe, Preston and Carlisle, which stops at Newtonmore Station, or by day on through trains from London on the east coast route via York, Newcastle and Edinburgh, stopping at Kingussie, just three miles away. A regular First Scotrail service from both Glasgow and Edinburgh also serves Newtonmore and Kingussie stations.

By air, if you're planning to hire a car, you can fly to Inverness, Glasgow or Edinburgh and be in Newtonmore in a couple of hours.

Citylink Coach services from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Inverness also stop in Newtonmore - connections from the South are frequent

If you're a driver, once you get on our roads, the stress of the south simply melts away - there's room to enjoy driving again, on roads that may not always be super-wide, but are to excellent standards and often maintained to a level that might surprise you - particularly outside the peak times of July and August, you'll find miles and miles of road almost to yourself - apart from the sheep of course!

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