Perth
Travel Information
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 Perth is a key transport hub for journeys by car
and rail throughout Scotland |
TRAVELLINE at www.traveline.info |
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Perth
- Travel by coach - Leonard Street (also
the location of Perth railway station) bus station sees coaches
to most major destinations in Scotland. Local buses are run by
Stagecoach. Perth Park and Ride site is adjacent to the Broxden
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Perth
- Travel by train - Perth railway station
(Leonard Street) has regular services to Fife, Edinburgh Waverley
via the Forth Bridge, east to Dundee and Aberdeen, and south
to Glasgow Queen Street. Two direct trains per day to London,
one to King's Cross, one to Euston. 6 hours train journey from
London, Kings Cross - 1 hour direct train journey from Edinburgh
- 3 hours train journey from Newcastle |
SCOTRAIL at www.scotrail.co.uk
National Express East
Coast runs fast, frequent passenger train
services on the East Coast Main Line between London King’s
Cross, the East Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East of England
and Scotland. Customer Relations Tel: 08457 225 333. nationalexpresseastcoast.com
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Perth
- Travel by train - Perth Station, Leonard
Street, Perth, Perth & Kinross. Glasgow /Edinburgh - Aberdeen
/Inverness routes. Staffed for all trains. Disabled toilet. Station
buffet. Car park with some disabled spaces. A taxi rank. Public
phone. |
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www.nationalrail.co.uk |
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Perth - Travel
by road - Perth is about 1/2 mile East
of Junction 11 of the M 90 Motorway. The M 90 Motorway links
the Forth Road Bridge at North Queensferry to Perth. Edinburgh is
about 40 miles from Perth. |
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Perth
- Travel by road - The M90 runs south
from the town to Edinburgh. The M90 runs from Inverkeithing,
at the north end of the Forth Road Bridge, to Perth, via Dunfermline,
Cowdenbeath and Kinross.The A9 road connects it to Stirling and
Glasgow in the south west and Inverness in the north. The A85
to Crieff and Crianlarich, the A93 to Blairgowrie, the A94 to
Coupar Angus and Forfar. The very tall Friarton Bridge was built
in 1978 and takes the M90 east to Dundee and Aberdeen. Broxden
Junction, just outside Perth, is a major road hub, from which
all six cities in Scotland, as well as Perth, a former city,
can be reached and are signposted from one of its exits |
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Air
- Perth has a small airport (non commercial)
4 miles north east of Perth at New Scone. It is used by private
aircraft and for pilot training. Nearest major airport: Edinburgh. |
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Perth
- Car Hire - Thrifty Car Rental, ST ANDREWS
STREET, PERTH, PH2 8HY. Tel: 01738 633 677 |
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 Perth
- Cycle Hire & Cycling Holidays -
Scottish Cycling Holidays, 87 Perth Street, Blairgowrie, Perthshire,
PH10 6DT. Telephone 01250 876100 - Please note that day hire
is only available from our Blairgowrie base. A pick up / drop off service
can be available: collect your bike at a convenient location
and drop it off when you are finished. Current locations are
Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Inverness,Perth. Advance booking is
essential for all bike hire. www.scotcycle.co.uk |
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