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Travel information

Travel to Ridgway Adventure from within the UK and Europe is easy and affordable. Journey to Inverness by air, rail or coach; then on to Rhiconich by bus or taxi. Do contact Rebecca for advice.

Please note that there are detailed travel arrangements for young people taking part in our 6-day and 14-day summer camps.

» Travel information for young people

By road to Rhiconich

The direct route from Inverness to Rhiconich is 90 miles and takes about two hours. It follows the A9, B9176 and A836 via Lairg and the A838 via Laxford Bridge.

» Route planner, Google Maps

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 flies to Inverness 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/online/portal/lh/uk/homepage?l=en

By rail to Inverness

Scotrail, from Glasgow and Edinburgh, and overnight sleeper service from London Euston

» www.scotrail.co.uk

East Coast, direct from London King’s Cross

» www.eastcoast.co.uk

Eurostar, high-speed services from Europe to London

» www.eurostar.co.uk

Information about all rail services from National Rail Enquiries, 08457 48 49 50

» www.nationalrail.co.uk

By coach to Inverness

Scottish Citylink, from Edinburgh and Glasgow, 08705 50 50 50

» www.citylink.co.uk

National Express, direct from London, 08705 80 80 80

» www.gobycoach.com

Ferries to the Scottish mainland

Caledonian MacBrayne, from Stornoway to Ullapool

» www.calmac.co.uk

NorthLink Ferries, from Orkney/Shetland to Scrabster, 0845 6000449

» www.northlinkferries.co.uk

Norfolkline, Zeebrugge to Rosyth (near Edinburgh), 0844 4990 007

» www.norfolkline.com/EN/Ferry_routes/Rosyth_Zeebrugge

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

» www.rapsons.com/pdf/guide_5.pdf

D&E Coaches service 804, Inverness to Durness

Departs from stance 1 at Inverness bus station

dep 08:50 arr Rhiconich 13:14 (Mon to Sat)

» www.decoaches.co.uk/timetables.asp