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Travel Information
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How to get here by car |
- From Glasgow: Cross the Clyde on the Erskine Bridge,
on the A82 heading for and past Loch Lomond until Spean Bridge.Turn left
here onto the A87 and head for Kyle of Lochalsh. Before Kyle, just past
Reraig, turn right onto the Plockton road. About 180 miles, less than
four hours driving.
- From Edinburgh: Cross the Forth Road Bridge and head
for Perth on the M90. Before Perth, take the first sign marked Inverness.
Pass through roundabouts, onto the A9 dual carriageway. Turn off the A9
at Dalwhinnie, onto the A889 and head for the junction with the A86 just
after the Monaliath Hotel. Turn left onto the A86 and continue until Spean
Bridge. Turn left here onto the A87 and head for Kyle of Lochalsh. Before
Kyle, just past Reraig, turn right onto the Plockton road. About 200 miles,
less than four hours driving.
- From Inverness: via Loch Ness: Head out of Inverness
on Tomnahurich Road (A82), for Invermoriston past Loch Ness, At Invermoriston
turn onto the A887, heading for Kyle of Lochalsh. After Glenmoriston,
the road becomes the A87. Continue on the A87 and head for Kyle of Lochalsh.
Before Kyle, just past Reraig, turn right onto the Plockton road. About
80 miles, less than two hours driving.
- From Inverness: via Achnasheen: Cross the Beauly Firth
on the Kessock Bridge and head for the Tore roundabout. Here, head for
Conan Bridge, Contin and Garve on the A832. Turn left after Garve, still
on the A832, heading for Achnasheen. At Achnasheen, turn left onto the
A890, heading for Kyle of Lochalsh. After Coulags, do not carry on to
Loch Carron village, but turn left, still on the A890, and pass through
Strathcarron. After Strome Ferry, turn right at the Plockton sign. About
80 miles, less than two hours driving.
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How to get here by air |
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The Kyle Line |
- Plockton sits on the world-famous Kyle Line (Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh).
Four trains a day each way pass through Plockton in the summer. Journey
time to Inverness is 2 hours 40 minutes, to Kyle, 12 minutes.
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Car Park |
| The petrol stations in Inverinate and Kyle
are not 24 hrs but have extended hours in the evening and are open on Sunday. |
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Revival |
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| Plockton's fortunes revived during the 1970s with the rise
of travel and tourism. Plockton is known in many far-flung parts. |
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