Travel Information

AIRPORT

To the left is a list of some of the airlines which fly out of Aberdeen and where they fly to. I only included the flights which I thought would be most useful, however more can be found on the Aberdeen Airport website(www.aberdeenairport.com/) under the tab “Plan and book your trip – destinations and airlines.”

TRAINS

http://www.thetrainline.com/ is possibly the easiest site to find train times on, however booking tickets there is something of a risky business. www.nationalrail.co.uk/ is where I buy my rail tickets from and also has various special offers that don’t appear on the trainline. There is one main station in Aberdeen, and a smaller, local station in Inverurie however trains to Inverurie are commuter trains so expect them to be busy.

LOCAL TAXI FIRMS

Here are some phone numbers for local taxis. As well as these, taxi ranks can be found at both Aberdeen and Inverurie train stations.

Aberdeen Airport Taxis
Aberdeen Airport Dyce
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB21 7DU
Telephone: 01224 775555

Aberdeenshire Allways Taxis
Unit 7 Kinture Business Park
Cairnhall
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0YQT
Telephone: 01467 633333

Keir's TaxisHill of Cottown
Croft Kintore Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0YAT
Telephone: 01467 643233

Haddo Cars Tarves
Uppermill
Tarves
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB41 7NP
Telephone: 01651 851122

BUSES

A very cheap, but not so comfortable way to get around the country is http://www.megabus.com/. You can generally pick up a ticket from London to Aberdeen for the princely sum of £6 however, if you want to be comfortable then I’d suggest you fork out for http://www.nationalexpress.com/. This is a slightly more civilised bus company which does offer some pretty good deals.

There are bus stops in most small villages, though the bus station in Aberdeeen is the only place that national buses go. The local buses also leave from here and are operated by www.stagecoachbus.com/bluebird/. The bus station itself is located just opposite the train station and is about 5minutes walk away from the travel lodge in Aberdeen town centre. The nearest bus stop to the wedding venue is Tarves, I think, though Pitmedden is also very close. Back when I lived in Aberdeenshire, if you asked the bus driver to stop at the road to Tolquhon castle then they usually did. I don’t know if they’re allowed to do that now but if not then lifts from Tarves or Pitmedden can be arranged easily.

CAR HIRE

http://compare.carrentals.co.uk/ On this site you can compare prices of various car hire companies with collection from both Aberdeen Airport and Aberdeen Town Centre.