Getting to Skye and Lochalsh is easy...

You can use the Traveline Scotland website to help you plan your journey.

By Road
From Fort William, enter Lochalsh at Cluanie and drive through awesome Glenshiel. Or take the alternative northern route from Inverness and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Lochcarron and the surrounding countryside.

For car rental, have a look at these providers:

• Thrifty
• Budget
• Hertz
• National Car

For up-to-date driving information in the Highlands, call 0900 3401 363 (Highland Roadline), 0900 3444 900 (The AA Roadline) or 0900 3401 199 (Grampian Roadline). For road-based journey planning, have a look at the AA or RAC Route Planners online.

By Train
Trains operate between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh and Fort William and Mallaig and you will be guaranteed fantastic views of ever-changing landscapes and seascapes, whatever the season. Scotrail also have a sleeper service that comes to Fort William, Inverness and Glasgow and allows connections to Skye by bus or Kyle of Lochalsh by train.

• Scotrail
• National Rail Enquiries

By Bus & Coach
Skye and Lochalsh can be reached by coach from Inverness and Fort William, which have good links to other parts of Scotland. Local buses are also operated within the area.

• Rapsons Coaches
• Citylink

By Sea
The enchanting Road to the Isles from Fort William takes you to Mallaig where you can then sail over the sea to Armadale on Skye with Caledonian MacBrayne ferries. During the Summer months, a privately run ferry operates between Glenelg and Kylerhea on Skye.

• Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries
• Glenelg to Skye Ferry

By Air
If you are coming from further afield, there are airports at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness and Aberdeen

• Inverness Airport
• Aberdeen Airport
• Edinburgh Airport
• Glasgow Airport
• Prestwick Airport