Ridgway Adventure · Family holidays
Travel information for families
We find that families prefer to travel by car, perhaps breaking the journey with an overnight stop. If you want to use public transport, travel to Inverness by air, rail or coach; then on to Rhiconich by bus or taxi.
There are detailed travel arrangements for young people taking part in our 6-day and 14-day summer camps. Please see • ‘Travel information for young people’
By road to Rhiconich
The direct route from Inverness to Rhiconich is 90 miles and takes about 2 hours. It follows the A9, B9176 and A836 via Lairg and the A838 via Laxford Bridge.
Direct route on RAC route planner route.rac.co.uk
Alternatively, drive via Ullapool, where there are restaurants, shops, Highland Stoneware - roughly 30 minutes longer, but even more beautiful!
Inverness is approx 3 hrs drive north of Edinburgh and 10 hrs north of London.
By air to Inverness
Easyjet, from London Gatwick, London Luton and Bristol www.easyjet.com
Flybe, from London Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Southampton, Belfast, Jersey and from other airports within Scotland www.flybe.com
Highland Airways, from Stornoway and Benbecula www.highlandairways.co.uk
Lufthansa, from Dusseldorf www.lufthansa.com
By rail to Inverness
Scotrail, from Glasgow and Edinburgh, and overnight sleeper service from London Euston www.scotrail.co.uk
National Express East Coast, direct from London King’s Cross www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com 08457 225 333
Eurostar, high-speed services from Europe to London www.eurostar.co.uk
Information about all rail services can be found at National Rail Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk 08457 48 49 50
By coach to Inverness
Scottish Citylink, from Edinburgh and Glasgow www.citylink.co.uk 08705 50 50 50
National Express, direct from London www.gobycoach.com 08705 80 80 80
Ferries to the Scottish mainland
Caledonian MacBrayne, from Stornoway to Ullapool www.calmac.co.uk 01475 650100
NorthLink Ferries, from Orkney/Shetland to Scrabster www.northlinkferries.co.uk 0845 6000449
Norfolkline, Zeebrugge to Rosyth (near Edinburgh) www.norfolkline.com 0844 4990 007
By bus, Inverness to Rhiconich
FirstScotRail Train Inverness to Lairg dep 10:38 arr 12:25
Rapsons bus meets train and transports into Lairg. Take bus to Durness but get off at Rhiconich arr 14:00 (Mon to Sat)
This service runs just once a day.
Return Rapsons bus dep Rhiconich 09:00 arr Lairg Station 10:35
FirstScotRail Train dep Lairg Station 10:38 arr Inverness 12:13
D&E Coaches bus Inverness - Durness service 804 from stance 1 Inverness Bus Station dep 08:50 arr Rhiconich 13:14 (Mon to Sat)
