National Express
Coach fares in the UK have
become very reasonable recently. National Express is probably the biggest company. It
takes almost 8 hours to travel from London to Edinburgh (twice daily) or about the same
time to Glasgow (up to 6 buses a day). You can get tickets from around £26 return. There
are all types of discount cards and rover tickets which can be real bargains. Phone them
for details. Tel: 0990 808080
Scottish Citylink
You can buy a Smart
Traveller's Discount Card for cheaper fares or get Rover tickets which cover specific
regions of the country and allow unlimited travel.
Scottish Citylink Coaches telephone numbers:
0199 050 5050
0141 332 9191
0171 730 0202
0131 452 8777
Skye-ways Express Coaches
Skye-ways Express Coaches link
the Isle of Skye with Inverness and Glasgow - (Telephone: 0159 94328).
Royal Mail
Each island has its own bus service run by a local operator. Some places (both on
the mainland and on the islands) are also served by Royal Mail post buses which not only
take the mail around to villages, but also transport a few passengers for a small fee.
Contact: Royal Mail Communications, 102 West Port, Edinburgh EH3 9HS - (Telephone 0131 228
7407).
For
more information on UK Coach travel, see Scottish
Citylink, StageCoach
