For a small village Dalwhinnie has excellent road, rail and cycle links, thanks to its location at the foot of the Drumochter Pass. However you’re travelling, you’ll find more information on how to get here below.
ROAD
Dalwhinnie is less than two miles from the A9, the fast trunk road linking Inverness and the north with Glasgow and Edinburgh to the south.
The A889, the road that now passes through Dalwhinnie, links the A9 with the A86, which in turn passes through spectacular scenery that includes Loch Laggan and the Creag Meaghaidh National Nature Reserve as it crosses the country to the west. Fort William and Ben Nevis are around forty-five miles from the village, Loch Ness or Skye an easy half-day’s drive.
BUS
There are no bus services into or from Dalwhinnie, but there is a regular Scottish Citylink service between Perth and Inverness that stops at the junction of the A9 and the A889, less than two miles to the south of the village. There are bus shelters there, but the A889 has no pavement until you reach the village, and the road is unlit at night.
Details of Citylink services can be found by clicking here.
WALK
Dalwhinnie is ideally situated as a rest point for those walking across or through Scotland, with places to lodge, camp, and eat and drink.
TRAIN
There are regular daily services to and from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Perth from Dalwhinnie station, which is a few minutes’ walk from the heart of the village. It’s a straightforward fifteen minute walk on good pavements from the station to the distillery.
The Caledonian Sleeper service also stops in the village on its way to and from London and Inverness.
The station is unmanned, but there’s a permanently-open waiting room, electronic displays of train services to and from the village, and a rail information point to ask any questions. There’s a free car park outside the station.
Details of train services can be found by clicking here.
CYCLE
The “Lochs and Glens North” section of Sustrans Cycle Route 7 passes through Dalwhinnie, linking Glasgow with Inverness. The route is ideal for long-distance cycle tourers or bikepackers looking for a challenge, but you can easily choose to complete smaller sections of the route if you prefer.
From Dalwhinnie the route continues northwards through the Cairngorms National Park, while to the south a traffic-free route through the Drumochter Pass, one of Britain’s highest transport corridors, is one of the highlights of the entire Sustrans network. Dalwhinnie is an ideal place to either break a longer journey, or to use as a base to explore quiet local roads or estate tracks, with good places to camp for those who need them.
More information can be found by clicking here.