Cape Wrath
Eighteen kilometers from Durness Village the most north-westerly point on the British mainland.

The most far flung corner of Scotland is Durness.

Getting here by car or public transport provides few problems with huge investment in Highland roads in recent years, the journeying north from Inverness via Lairg and Laxford takes only just over two hours. The more spectacular journey by Ullapool adds on about another half an hour. Inverness is a major regional centre with direct bus, rail and air links to other Scottish cities and to London. Local rail services run north to Lairg where the postbus connects for the onward journey to Durness. A direct bus service from Inverness via Ullapool runs in the summer as does a service from Thurso along the north coast.

General Public Transport information, can be obtained from the www.travelinescotland.com website.
The aim of Traveline Scotland is to provide up to date, impartial public transport journey planning and timetables.

Specific Public Transport Links to/from Durness

D&E Coaches www.decoaches.co.uk
Inverness - Durness, Service 804
  Summer Service (with bicycle trailer) via Ullapool & Lochinver.
  Mondays to Saturdays commencing Monday 16th May until Friday 30th September 2011.
    Also operates on Sundays in July & August.

  Departs Inverness Bus Station (Stance 1) 08:50, arrives Durness (Visitor Centre) 14:05.
  Departs Durness (Visitor Centre) 15:19, arrives Inverness (Bus Station) Stance 1 19:44.
    For a detailed timetable, click here.

Stagecoach (Caithness) www.stagecoachbus.com
Durness - Kinlochbervie - Scourie, Service 168 169
    For a detailed timetable, click here.

Dial-A-Bus, Donnie MacKay Advance contact for these services is advisable.
  e-mail [email protected]   phone 01971 511 343/287
  May - September
    The 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month : Durness -> Inverness.
      Depart Durness 08:45 arrive Inverness. Leave Inverness 16:00 arrive Durness.
    2nd and 4th Saturday each month : Durness -> Thurso.
      Depart Durness 09:00 arrive Thurso. Depart Thurso 16:00 and arrive Durness.

  October - April
    1st Saturday in the month Durness -> Inverness -> Durness
    2nd Saturday in the month Durness -> Thurso -> Durness

Every Wednesday all year
  Durness -> Kinlochbervie, depart Durness 12:00.
  Return depart Kinlochbervie 16:00.

Post Bus - operated by George Rapson Travel

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Railway
  The nearest railway station to Durness, is Lairg (some 59 miles away), from where a connection with the Postbus can be made.
  To access the Scotrail train timetable for the 'Glasgow & Edinburgh - Inverness & the North Highlands' route, click here

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Page maintained by Francis Beardsell contact via e-mail , last updated 2nd November 2011.