From Edinburgh
Area | Train/Bus | Notes |
Assynt – 4 days | Parks of Hamilton Citylink and the 809 | Out – Fri PM90 – 09:00 (Edinburgh bus station) 13:33 (Inverness bus station) -£44.70 Return 961 – 15:10 (Inverness bus station) 16:30 (Ullapool Pier) – £22 return 809 – 16:40 (Ullapool Ferry Terminal) 17:21 (Elphin, post box, 10 mins walk from hut) – £3 Elphin Hut £5/ night GSG members (3 nights) Back – Mon 809 – 08:19 (Elphin, post box, 10 mins walk from hut) 08:45 (Ullapool Ferry Terminal) – £3 961 – 10:00 (Ullapool Pier) 11:20 (Inverness bus station) 14:35 (Inverness bus station) 18:34 (Edinburgh bus station) Total Cost @July 25 – £88 Free up to age of 21 Also try Megabus with £12.50 discount |
Appin – 4 days | Citylink 913&977 West Coast Motors 918 | Out – Fri 913 – 08:40 (Edinburgh bus station) 11:43 (Tyndrum) 977 – 11:48 (Tyndrum) 12:54 (Oban) – £42.40 Return 918 – 13:30 (Oban) 14:07 (Portnacroish, post cottage) or (~£10 cheaper) 913 – 08:40 (Edinburgh bus station) 13:06 (Fort William) 918 – 15:00 (Fort William bus station) 15:49 (Kirkton – Appin community car park) Wild Camping (3 nights) Back – Mon 918 – 12:27 (Kirkton – Appin community car park 13:03 (Oban) 977 – 16:00 (Oban) 17:06 (Tyndrum) 913 – 17:14 (Tyndrum) 20:13 (Edinburgh bus station) or (~£10 cheaper) 918 – 14:07 (Portnacroish, post cottage) 14:58 (Fort William bus station) 913 – 15:50 (Fort William bus station) 20.13 (Edinburgh bus station) Total Cost @July 25 – £32-42 Free up to age of 21 |
Skye – 3 days | Citylink 900&913&915&917 | Out – Fri 913 – 08:40 (Edinburgh bus station) 11:43 (Tyndrum) 915 – 12:18 (Tyndrum) 16:29 (Luib) £92.60 Return Walk (2hrs, 20 mins, or can take bike on Bus) to High Pasture/Coille Gaireallach, wild camping (2 nights) Back – Sun 915 – 11:05 (Luib) 17:20 (Glasgow); 900 – 18:00 (Glasgow) 19:23 (Edinburgh) or 917 – 14:30 (Luib) 21:25 (Edinburgh bus station) or 915 – 15:50 (Luib) 21:46 (Glasgow); 900A – 22:30 (Glasgow) 23:45 (Edinburgh) Total Cost @July 25 – £92.60 Free up to age of 21 |
Yorkshire Dales – 2 days | Avanti West Coast | Out – Fri 14:52 (Edinburgh train station) 16:06 (Carlisle) [12 mins change, get 16:18] 17:49 (Horton in Ribblesdale) – £18 or 16:52 (Edinburgh) 18:06 (Carlisle) [18 mins change, get 18:24] 19:54 (Horton in Ribblesdale) – £18 Craven Caving Hut – £5/night GSG reciprocal rights (2 nights) or Bradford Caving Hut – £4/night GSG reciprocal rights (2 nights) Trains Horton to Ribblehead – £4 each way. Useful to access 2 caving areas. Back – Sun 13:55 (Horton in Ribblesdale) 14:08 (Long Preston) [15 mins change, get 14:23] 15:18 (Lancaster) [52 mins change, 16:10] 18:20 (Edinburgh train station) – £26.5 Total Cost @July 25 – £52.5-62.5 Reduced by 1/3rd for travel with railcards £37.6-47.6 |
Peak District – 2/3 days | Megabus (Edi-Mead) Tram (Mead-Shef) Bus 272 (Shef-Cast) | Out – Fri 10:30 (Edinburgh bus station) 16:20 (Meadowhall) – £15.20 Tram every 10 minutes – £2.5 18:36 (Sheffield Centre) 19:40 (Castleton) – £3 TSG Caving Hut £8/night Back – Sun 11:06 (Castleton) 12:27 (Sheffield Centre) – £3 Tram every 10 minutes – £2.5 13:15 (Meadowhall) 20:15 (Edinburgh bus station) – £15.11 or Back – Mon 11:00 (Castleton) 12:09 (Sheffield Centre) – £3 Tram every 10 minutes – £2.5 13:05 (Meadowhall) 18:55 (Edinburgh bus station) – £15.50 Total Cost @July 25 – £58-66 |