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The distance from Glasgow to Portree is around 220 miles and the journey time four to five hours, and from Inverness around 115 miles and three hours: these are driving times, and make no allowance for stops en route.

Sunset, Portree Bay (Walk 6.15)

For up-to-date driving information in the Highlands, call 0900 3401 363 (Highland Roadline), 0900 3444 900 (The AA Roadline) or 0900 3401 199 (Grampian Roadline). For road-based journey planning, have a look at the AA or RAC Route Planners online.

By bus and coach

Skye and Lochalsh can be reached by coach from Inverness and Fort William, which have good links to other parts of Scotland. Local buses also operate within the area:

 Rapsons Coaches Tel: 01463 710555, info@rapsons.co.uk

 Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd Buchanan Bus Station, Killermont Street, Glasgow G2 3NW, Tel: 08705 50 50 50, info@citylink.co.uk, www.citylink.co.uk.

By ferry

There is an element of romance about reaching Skye by ferry. There are two car ferry services from the mainland: Mallaig–Armadale is operated by Caledonian MacBrayne Limited, and Glenelg–Kylerhea is owned by a community company.