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How to Get Here

The seaside town of Nairn lies on the Moray Firth coast, adjacent to ’s Malt Whisky Trail country and within an hour’s drive of over 30 golf courses. See Map for our location. 

By Road
Nairn is on the A96 trunk road, 87 miles from Aberdeen and 16 miles from Inverness .

 

Direct Routes:
From
Glasgow - take the M9 to Perth , continue on the A9 to Inverness then the A96 to Nairn - 168 miles
From Edinburgh - take the M9 to
Perth , the A9 to Inverness and the A96 to Nairn - 154 miles.
From
Aberdeen - take the A96 in the direction of Inverness - 87 miles.

 

Scenic Routes:
From Perth - Pitlochry, Braemar, Royal Deeside and over the Lecht to Grantown-on-Spey, then across Dava Moor and past mysterious Lochindorb to Nairn. 
From Aberdeen - through Malt Whisky country – Aberlour and Craigellachie
From Inverness - through Strathnairn, visit the village of Auldearn and Cawdor Castle .

 

Several coach operators run daily services throughout the Highlands . Buses run to Nairn from Inverness and Aberdeen . Several bus companies operate services to Inverness and Aberdeen from Edinburgh , Glasgow , Dundee and Perth .

 

Scottish Citylink - hourly daily service runs between Aberdeen and Inverness .
+44 (0) 870 550 50 50
For more info visit their website www.citylink.co.uk

National Express
- service does not include Aberdeen-Inverness link.
+44 (0) 870 580 80 80
For more info visit their website www.nationalexpress.com
Stagecoach/Bluebird - frequent daily service to/from Inverness .
+44 (0) 1463 239292
For more information visit their website www.stagecoachgroup.com
Rapsons - run a tourist trail service from Inverness which takes in Nairnshire.
+44 (0) 1463 710555.
For more information visit their website www.rapsons.co.uk

 

Car Hire - Local and national hire car companies operate throughout the area:

 

Hertz
+44 (0) 870 84 84 848
For more info visit their website www.hertz.com

Avis
+44 (0) 870 66 60 100
For more info visit their website www.avis.com

Europcar
+44 ( 0) 870 60 75 000
For more info visit their website www.europcar.com

 

By Train
Trains run from Inverness and Aberdeen to Nairn. There are links from all major cities to Inverness and Aberdeen . Overnight sleepers are available from London to Glasgow , Edinburgh and Inverness .
GNER - links do not include Inverness-Aberdeen line.
+44(0) 845 7225225
For more info visit their website www.gner.co.uk
Scotrail - Inverness to Aberdeen 10 trains per weekday, 5 at weekends.
+44(0) 845 7484950
For more info visit their website www.scotrail.co.uk 

 

By Air
Inverness Airport is less than 15 minutes from Nairn and easily accessed from the A96. It offers scheduled daily flights to Inverness from London Luton, London Gatwick (four each way per day), Manchester , Glasgow and Edinburgh  by Easyjet, British Airways and Eastern Airways. Flights to Inverness from the Western and Northern Isles are also scheduled daily.

 

Alternatively, you can fly into an international airport such as Glasgow , Edinburgh , Prestwick or Aberdeen  and hire a car to enjoy the freedom and the scenery to the full.

 

Inverness Airport
+44 (0) 1667 464000
www.hial.co.uk

 

Easyjet Luton
+44(0) 870 6000000
www.easyjet.co.uk

 

Eastern Airways
+44 (0) 1652 680600
www.easternairways.com

 

British Airways
+44 (0) 845 773 3377
www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_gb

 

Highland Airways
++44 (0) 1667 464141
www.highlandairways.co.uk

 

Edinburgh Airport
+44 (0) 131 333 1000
www.baa.co.uk

 

Glasgow Airport
+44 (0) 141 887 1111
www.baa.co.uk

 

London Gatwick Airport
+44(0) 08457 733377
www.baa.co.uk

 

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