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[Tonka.]

To travel from Newquay, in Cornwall to Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Scottish Highlands would take approximately 12hrs by car (miggy V6) and cost around £120 in petrol I think.

Check the route here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

A long old journey, so why not take the train..................

The cost might put you off though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8340561.stm

Here is the proof http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/Default.aspx?base 

Also the train takes 28.5 hrs  :-?

[Andy B]

To travel from Newquay, in Cornwall to Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Scottish Highlands would take approximately 12hrs by car (miggy V6) and cost around £120 in petrol I think.

Check the route here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

A long old journey, so why not take the train..................

The cost might put you off though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8340561.stm 

Here is the proof http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/combinedmatrix.aspx?Command=TimeTable 

Also the train takes 28.5 hrs  :-?

I'd still take the car, but 12 hrs might be a bit optimistic! IIRC it took us the best part of 8 hrs from here up to the Highlands. And it's taken us 10 hrs in the past to get to DaveDNDs' Stomping ground!!!  

[waspy]

Tell me about it. I enquired about two tickets to Poole, the cheapest we could find was £105.00 one way
Public transport, pah

[Andy B]

PS Your BBC & train timetable/prices links don't work   

[cruisetopoland]

To travel from Newquay, in Cornwall to Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Scottish Highlands would take approximately 12hrs by car (miggy V6) and cost around £120 in petrol I think.

Check the route here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

A long old journey, so why not take the train..................

The cost might put you off though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8340561.stm 

Here is the proof http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/combinedmatrix.aspx?Command=TimeTable 

Also the train takes 28.5 hrs  :-?

Had to collect a car from Glasgow-ended up flying as cheaper than the train.  How stupid is that?
Especially when the government spend ten times (per passenger mile travelled) more on rail than roads 

Lovely flight though-and took 5 hours less....

[threppence]

Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh

Cheapest available fare £98.50 return incs. 6 changes.

20 hrs out  19.45 hrs back.

National Rail Enquires.

[Tony H]

"Let the train take the strain,"b0lloks. They keep banging on about using public transport, until they come up with clean, safe, reliable and reasonably priced services I'll stick to my motor.

[rob in gib]

last time i drove to Scotland took just over 18 hrs

Plymouth to Inverness overnight in my Landcruiser
Myself , the wife and 3 children
So how much would this have costs on the train for 5
and HOW do go about the train towing the caravan

[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.

[hotel21]

Whilst the A82 and A87 are cracking roads, I would not plan a journey along them using speeds/times reflected from other roads further south.

Not a lot of dual carriageway.  Indeed, some parts are single track with passing places! Ok, perhaps not, but the sheep on the road certainly encourage you to keep the speed down......

[rob in gib]

Whilst the A82 and A87 are cracking roads, I would not plan a journey along them using speeds/times reflected from other roads further south.

Not a lot of dual carriageway.  Indeed, some parts are single track with passing places! Ok, perhaps not, but the sheep on the road certainly encourage you to keep the speed down......

totally agree
a lot of roads in the highlands are marked as A roads and are indeed single track roads with passing places

[Andy B]

.... and are indeed single track roads with passing places

There aren't that people up there to pass though!      

[hotel21]

.... and are indeed single track roads with passing places

There aren't that many people up there to pass though!      

True, but try doing warp factor 5 up a single track and meeting postman pat in his seven and a half tonner coming towards you .....

exit, stage left/right/you choose!   

[Andy B]

.....
True, but try doing warp factor 5 up a single track and meeting postman pat in his seven and a half tonner coming towards you .....

exit, stage left/right/you choose!   

Completely agree!
And they don't pussy foot about in an inch of snow. Just business as usual.     

[Tony H]

last time i drove to Scotland took just over 18 hrs

Plymouth to Inverness overnight in my Landcruiser
Myself , the wife and 3 children
So how much would this have costs on the train for 5
and HOW do go about the train towing the caravan

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A caravan in front of a train might make T.B chuckle