West Highland Line
Scottish Highlands

Scenic national rail lines in Scottish Highlands

Timetabled trains through the best scenery in Britain. No booking months ahead: buy a ticket, check our strip map for the right side of the carriage, and go.

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6 lines

West Highland LineScenic line
SCOTTISH REGIONNº 15838

West Highland Line

FromGlasgow Queen StreettoMallaig

Often voted the world's most scenic railway: Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, Ben Nevis and Glenfinnan Viaduct on one ordinary ScotRail ticket.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover ticketsSteam charters
Sit leftfrom£40
Kyle of Lochalsh LineScenic line
SCOTTISH REGIONNº 23757

Kyle of Lochalsh Line

FromInvernesstoKyle of Lochalsh

Coast-to-coast across the Highlands from Inverness to the Skye ferry port, ending on a shelf blasted along the shore of Loch Carron.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover ticketsReserve seats
Sit rightfrom£25
Far North LineScenic line
SCOTTISH REGIONNº 31676

Far North Line

FromInvernesstoWick and Thurso

Britain's most northerly railway, wandering 168 miles from Inverness along firths and through the Flow Country to Thurso and Wick.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover tickets
Sit rightfrom£30
Glasgow–Oban LineScenic line
SCOTTISH REGIONNº 39595

Glasgow–Oban Line

FromGlasgow Queen StreettoOban

The other arm of the West Highland Line, dividing at Crianlarich and running past Loch Awe and the Pass of Brander to the ferry port of Oban.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover tickets
Sit leftfrom£30
Highland Main LineScenic line
SCOTTISH REGIONNº 47514

Highland Main Line

FromPerthtoInverness

Over the Grampians via the Pass of Drumochter, at 1,484 feet the highest point on Britain's main-line network, to the Cairngorms and Inverness.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRover ticketsHeritage railway linkSleeper berths
Sit rightfrom£25
Caledonian SleeperScenic line
SCOTTISH REGIONNº 05894

Caledonian Sleeper

FromLondon EustontoFort William, Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Board in London in the evening and wake up crossing Rannoch Moor: the Highlander portion to Fort William is Britain's only scheduled scenic sleeper.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedWheelchair accessRefreshmentsSleeper berthsReserve seats
Sit leftfrom£54