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Edinburgh → Inverness → Glasgow7days
3cities
520km
7h travel
A rail route joining Scotland's two big cities with Inverness, the gateway to the Highlands. Most of the places tied to the Jacobite story and the filming of Outlander are a day trip from the stops.
Stops
- 1
Two days cover the Old Town and New Town. Give the third to the Outlander locations, with Midhope, Blackness and Linlithgow on the same road.
Edinburgh → Inverness: Train · about 3.5 h · 250 kmDirect trains run through the Cairngorms after Perth.
- 2
Spend half a day at Culloden and Clava Cairns and half at Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle. Boat trips leave from town.
Inverness → Glasgow: Train · about 3.5 h · 270 kmA few direct trains run each day, the rest change at Perth.
- 3
If you fly home from Glasgow, spend the last night here. Kelvingrove and the Riverside Museum are free.
Times and distances are approximate. Check timetables and fares before you travel.
When to go
May to September brings long days and open roads. In August the Edinburgh festivals make rooms scarce and expensive.
Scotland: Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow
A rail route joining Scotland's two big cities with Inverness, the gateway to the Highlands. Most of the places tied to the Jacobite story and the filming of Outlander are a day trip from the stops.
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