Travelling to Scotland from the rest of UK and Europe is easier and more affordable than ever. Indeed our direct connections to the rest of the world have never been better, with several routes from major cities in the USA and Canada, as well as the useful daily flight from Dubai to Glasgow with Emirates, offering connections from the rest of the world.

By air

The fastest method is by air - with direct flights from many parts of the UK as well as key European capitals, you can arrive in Scotland in under two hours. We are happy to assist with arranging your flights from within teh UK. If you live overseas best to contact the airlines direct - there are links below.

Main scheduled air routes to Scotland (information as of January 2008)

British Airways

To Edinburgh From Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Geneva.

To Glasgow From Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, L'derry, Isle of Man, Paris, Frankfurt

To Aberdeen From Heathrow, Gatwick

bmi (British Midland)

To Edinburgh From Heathrow, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Brussels, Copenhagen

To Glasgow From Heathrow, Manchester, Leeds, Copenhagen

To Aberdeen From Heathrow, Manchester, Norwich, Birmingham

bmibaby

To Edinburgh From Birmingham

To Glasgow From East Midlands, Cardiff, Birmingham, Knock

To Aberdeen From Birmingham

easyJet

To Edinburgh From Stansted, Gatwick, Luton, Bristol, Belfast, Amsterdam, Munich, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, Paris

To Glasgow From Stansted, Gatwick, Luton, Bristol, Belfast, Berlin, Geneva, Paris

To Inverness From Gatwick, Luton, Bristol

To Aberdeen From Luton

flybe. - the low fares airline on your doorstep -

To Edinburgh From Southampton, Jersey, Belfast City, Exeter, Manchester, Newquay, Norwich, Paris

To Glasgow From Birmingham, Exeter, Southampton, Belfast City, Norwich, Manchester, Newquay

To Aberdeen From Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds, Belfast City

To Inverness From London Gatwick, Belfast, Birmingham, Exeter, Manchester, Southampton

Ryanair

To Edinburgh From Dublin, Shannon

To Prestwick (45 minutes from Glasgow) From Stansted, Bournemouth, Belfast City, L'Derry, Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Dusseldorf Weeze, Grenoble

To Aberdeen From Dublin

To Inverness From East Midlands, Dublin

Eastern Airways

To Aberdeen From Bristo, Durham, East Midlands, Humberside, Leeds Bradford, Southampton, Norwich

To Inverness From Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Southampton

Aer Lingus

To Edinburgh and Glasgow From Dublin

KLM

To Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen From Amsterdam

Air France UK

To Edinburgh and Aberdeen From Paris

Aer Arran

To Edinburgh From Cork & Galway

To Inverness From Dublin

To Prestwick From Donegal

GermanWings

To Edinburgh From Cologne

Lufthansa

To Edinburgh From Frankfurt

Icelandair

To Edinburgh from Rejkavik (and connections from many US cities.)

Continental Airlines

To Glasgow and Edinburgh From New York

US Airways

To Glasgow From Philadelphia

Delta Airways

To Edinburgh From Atlanta and New York

Virgin Atlantic

To Edinburgh from Orlando (summer only)

Flyglobespan

To Glasgow From Vancouver

Zoom

To Glasgow From Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver

Fly Emirates

To Glasgow From Dubai, with connections from further afield, eg Australia, New Zealand

The above is only a guide.

For up to date timetables and fares check directly with the airlines.

By rail

Frequent services are operated on both East and West coast mainline services, both serving Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Rail services continue north, from Edinburgh to Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness and then on to Wick on the far north coast.

From Glasgow you can connect to all these services, as well as taking the famous and spectacular West Highland line to Oban or through Fort William and on to Mallaig, and the ferry to Skye.

Check out the trainline website for more information.

By sea

Scotland has always had traditionally close links to all its neighbours by sea - as this was often the fastest route to take.

From Ireland there are year round frequent services from Belfast to Troon on the Ayrshire coast, via a fast catamaran service, and to Stranraer and Cairnryan in Galloway.

We would be delighted to book your ferry service from Ireland, and combine it with any of or itineraries, including those including the beautiful Dumfries and Galloway area.

From continental Europe, the direct service from Zeebrugge to Rosyth, just across the Forth Bridge from Edinburgh has proved popular on both sides of the North Sea.

By road

The two main routes are via the M6, then M74, on the west side of England, and the A1 on the eastern side.

It is well worth taking detours from both of these routes instead of "zooming" past the borders. Why not stop in Jedburgh or take a detour into Dumfries and Galloway on your way north?

We know some great alternative roads and worthwhile places to see in these areas.