By Train:
The nearest stations with times to Pitfour Castle by road, are:

Perth
15 minutes (approx)
Easy taxi journey to Pitfour Castle
Direct trains, including sleeper, from Kings Cross

Dundee
15 minutes (approx)
Easy taxi journey to Pitfour Castle
Direct trains from Kings Cross

Edinburgh
1 hour (approx)
Lots of trains from Kings Cross

Glasgow
1 hour 10 minutes (approx)
Lots of trains from Euston

Useful telephone numbers: National Rail Enquiries 0345 48 49 50 Credit Card Booking (Kings Cross) 0345 225225

By Road:

From Edinburgh and Edinburgh airport: follow the signs to the Forth Road Bridge and, after crossing it, continue North on the M90. At Junction 10, do not take the exit to Perth but continue on the M90 towards Dundee. The M90 becomes the A90. Follow the ‘from Perth directions’ below.

From Glasgow and Glasgow airport: take the M8 East through Glasgow and at Junction 13, join the M80 towards Stirling. At junction 9, take the M9 towards Perth, this becomes the A9. Before Perth, take the M90 (which becomes the A90) Perth bypass towards Dundee. Follow the ‘from Perth directions’ below.

From Perth: take the A90 Perth-Dundee dual carriageway. After approximately 6 miles take the Glencarse / St Madoes exit (St Madoes to the right), go through St Madoes. The entrance to Pitfour Castle is just on the edge of St Madoes, on the right (2 nd after community centre, which in on the left). Where the Castle drive forks, keep right, drive past the stable block on your left; Please park in between the stable block and the castle (beside the main staircase).

By Air:

The nearest airports (with times to Pitfour Castle by road) are Edinburgh (50 minutes approx), Glasgow (1 hour 15 mins approx), Prestwick (1 hour 30 mins approx) and Dundee (20 minutes approx). Telephone numbers and web site addresses of airlines operating UK domestic flights from London are:


ScotAirways
www.scotairways.co.uk
0870 6060707
London City to Dundee

Easyjet
www.easyjet.co.uk
0990 29 29 29
Luton to Edinburgh and Glasgow

Ryan Air
www.ryanair.co.uk
0541 569 569
Stanstead to Glasgow (Prestwick)

KLM UK
www.klm.com
0990 074 074
Stanstead and London City to Edinburgh and Glasgow

British Midland
www.flybmi.com
0870 6070555
Heathrow to Edinburgh and Glasgow

BMI Baby
www.bmibaby.com
0870 2642229

British Airways
www.ba.com
0845 7733377
Heathrow and Gatwick to Edinburgh and Glasgow

 

Book early to get cheap flights! All the major car hire companies have desks at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports, including

Avis (0990 900 500)
www.avis.co.uk

Hertz (0990 99 66 99)
www.hertz.co.uk

Europcar (0345 222 525)
www.europcar.co.uk