When visiting Scotland or anywhere else one of the first things you want to do is work out how you plan to get around the places you are visiting. so this is a guide for what methods of transport can get you around Scotland.
Car
The first method of transport is a car this best method of transport for people who plan to visit a lot of different places around Scotland particularly in the highlands when there is less public transport. however driving around the Scotland may be hard for people coming from outside the U.K as you most likely have to rent a car and if you are from a country when you drive on the right side of the road, driving on the left side of the road may be a scary idea.
Busses
the second method is busses, busses are good alternative to cars for those cant drive. Scotland's busses can get you almost anywhere and run regularly. There are some downsides to busses being that they may not get you to exactly where you want to go and will probably require you to do some walking. If you plan on visiting places in rural Scotland busses are going to be scarce. Scotland has many bus services i will link a couple of the main ones.
McGill's Buses - Scotland's Largest Independent Bus Company (mcgillsbuses.co.uk)
Citylink Scotland | Coach & Bus Trips | Plan Your Journey
First Bus | Bus Tickets, Timetables & Journey Planning | First Bus
Trains
the next method is trains. Trains in Scotland connect all the cities and many of the towns in Scotland. trains are the fastest method of travelling from city to city, however you will have to use other methods of transport once you reach the town or city you are travelling too. you check where the trains can get you on the Scotrail website.
Train Tickets | Times & Timetables | Fares in Scotland (scotrail.co.uk)
Inner city travel
if you are looking to travel around Edinburgh then the city has its own tram network that can get you around the city. you can routes and times on the website.
if you are looking to travel around Glasgow, it has a subway system that can get you around the city. you can check routes and times here.
Subway | SPT | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Planning help
If you find the idea of looking through all of these different websites to find the best way to get somewhere to be intimidating, or just want to save time i would recommend this website that will plan the journey for you all you need to do is put in where you are going and it will give some option on how to get there.
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