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[Martin_1962]

Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh

Cheapest available fare £98.50 return incs. 6 changes.

20 hrs out  19.45 hrs back.

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Sounds a nice trip - I really want to do those branches

[threppence]

Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh

Cheapest available fare £98.50 return incs. 6 changes.

20 hrs out  19.45 hrs back.

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Sounds a nice trip - I really want to do those branches

The train journey to Kyle of Lochalsh was featured on Michael Palin's Great Train Journeys of the World.

High acclaim indeed.

[Martin_1962]

Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh

Cheapest available fare £98.50 return incs. 6 changes.

20 hrs out  19.45 hrs back.

National Rail Enquires.

Sounds a nice trip - I really want to do those branches

The train journey to Kyle of Lochalsh was featured on Michael Palin's Great Train Journeys of the World.

High acclaim indeed.

Sitting on a PVR to be rewatched

[Turk]

That's a distance of 707 miles, and I'm afraid you ain't covering that in 12 hours unless you drive flat out at every oppertunity for the entire journey.

You'll make the £120 in petrol (just about), but only if you drive like Miss Daisy for the entire journey.

...or easily for £80.00 in diesel in a 2.5td.

[p j morgan]

its not that nice on the train i came back to nottingham from carmarthen it took three changes and nearly seven hours {four hours in the car} i was shattered when i finaly got home ! :-/

[Squealey]

Something else that always seems to get overlooked on the car V's train debate is nose pickability!!!!!!

I would personally find it very wrong to sit in front of anyone on a train and have a good old rummage up there, but in a car I can rummage till my heart (and nose) are content!!!!!

[Kevin Wood]

Something else that always seems to get overlooked on the car V's train debate is nose pickability!!!!!!

I would personally find it very wrong to sit in front of anyone on a train and have a good old rummage up there, but in a car I can rummage till my heart (and nose) are content!!!!!

Valid point.  Don't forget f@rting too.

Kevin

[tunnie]

Something else that always seems to get overlooked on the car V's train debate is nose pickability!!!!!!

I would personally find it very wrong to sit in front of anyone on a train and have a good old rummage up there, but in a car I can rummage till my heart (and nose) are content!!!!!

Valid point.  Don't forget f@rting too.

Kevin

And the music, and don't forget shouting abuse idiots.

[tunnie]

on a train too you always have to sit next to other people and listen to the crap they talk about, usually on the phone. Who's had it off with who, what 'ya doin'

Peace and quite in the car with the cruise control set at 90 70  8-)

[Kevin Wood]

Something else that always seems to get overlooked on the car V's train debate is nose pickability!!!!!!

I would personally find it very wrong to sit in front of anyone on a train and have a good old rummage up there, but in a car I can rummage till my heart (and nose) are content!!!!!

Valid point.  Don't forget f@rting too.

Kevin

And the music, and don't forget shouting abuse idiots.

True. can't take my Alpine V12 and collection of Iron Maiden CDs on a train.

Kevin

[Elite Pete]

A couple of years ago I did from Northwich to Uig on Skye as I had some work to do on North Uist. I set off a 11pm to get the 9am ferry and arrived in Uig at 8am. I will never forget the trip because it was in my wifes Rover 25 diesel, I couldn't stand up straight for a week

[Chris_H]

I investigated transport costs to/from Scotland/Essex in February.  It was hilarious.

Had a wedding in East Kilbride and wanted to show the missus what Scotland was like in the winter afterwards.

Ended up using EasyJet from Stansted for about £50 each way and hiring a Focus (turned out to be a diesel Picasso) and doing 1250 miles round the coast.

Looked at train or plane back from Inverness as I thought it was a big place, and might have had to visit France to arrive at London City Airport!  Train journey times and costs were obscene.

Scenery up there was FANTASTIC and snow ploughs were the ones to avoid!

[KillerWatt]

That's a distance of 707 miles, and I'm afraid you ain't covering that in 12 hours unless you drive flat out at every oppertunity for the entire journey.

You'll make the £120 in petrol (just about), but only if you drive like Miss Daisy for the entire journey.

...or easily for £80.00 in diesel in a 2.5td.

Only if you drive like a girl.
Start flooring it (in order to do the journey in 12 hours) and you won't be getting anywhere near what Vx claim in MPG.

[Jimbo B]

12 hours is more than optimistic The road from Fort William to the Kyle is the longest 45 miles anywhere it takes forever but don't you just love Scotland's scenery