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Departing Flight

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5:50 PM - Wednesday, September 2nd
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

5:50 AM - Thursday, September 3rd
Heathrow airport (lhr)

Travel Time: 7 hr (overnight)

British Airways • Economy • Boeing 777 • BA 184

Returning Flight

1:20 PM - MONDAY, September 14th
Edinburgh Airport (Edi)

7:25 PM - Monday, September 14th
newark liberty international airport (ewr)

Travel Time: 1 hr 35 min (To LHR)

British Airways • Economy • Boeing 787-10 • BA 189

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1 hr 40 min layover at london heathrow airport (lhr)

Travel Time: 7 hr 50 min (To EWR)

British Airways • Economy • Airbus A321neo • BA 1447

$333

$507

Departing Flight

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5:50 PM - Wednesday, September 2nd
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

5:50 AM - Thursday, September 3rd
Heathrow airport (lhr)

Travel Time: 7 hr (overnight)

British Airways • Economy • Boeing 777 • BA 184

Returning Flight

11:10 AM - MONDAY, September 14th
inverness airport (inv)

7:25 PM - Monday, September 14th
newark liberty international airport (ewr)

Travel Time: 1 hr 40 min (To LHR)

British Airways • Economy • Boeing 787-10 • BA 189

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3 hr 45 min layover at london heathrow airport (lhr)

Travel Time: 7 hr 50 min (To EWR)

British Airways • Economy • Airbus A320neo • BA 1421

$333

$445

Thursday, September 3rd

Day 1

Arrive in London / Check Into hotel

5:50 AM -

Light Exploring

AFTERNOON

Land @ Heathrow airport (lhr)

Take Train from Heathrow airport (lhr) to Kings Cross Station

6:30 AM -
8:00 AM -

Check into Airbnb

Wander ARound:

  • Big Ben
  • Westminster Abbey (exterior)
  • Buckingham palace
  • Annies House (From parent Trap)

Travel Time: 1 hour

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Day 1
Cost Breakdown per person

Train Ticket:

~ $33

(~ Estimated / subject to change)

London Airbnb:

$000

(for entirety of stay in London)

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Train tickets can be found here

Friday, September 4th

Day 2

  • Westminster Abbey (inside)
  • Wander Around:
  • St. James Buckingham Palace
  • Westminster Area
  • Whitehall Area
  • Covent Garden
  • Soho
  • South Bank

Explore classic Central London

View Day 2 Cost breakdown

$36

Westminster abbey:

Day 2
Cost Breakdown per person

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Saturday, September 5th

Day 3

Cotswold Day Trip From London

Take Bus from london Victoria to cheltenham**

7:00 AM -

Take Train back to london paddington

3:00 PM -
  • Bourton-on-the-water
  • Lower Slaughter
  • upper slaughter
  • Stow-on-the-wold

Or train from Paddington to Moreton-In-Marsh (whichever is cheaper)

Travel Time: Approx. 75 - 90 mins

**Read article linked in title about the best way to get there

View Bus Stop Map here

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Day 3
Cost Breakdown per person

~ Estimated / subject to change

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~ $10

one-way
bus TickeT:

Bus fare to each town:

~ $4

Bus tickets can be found here

~ $50

one-way
train TickeT:

Train tickets can be found here

Bus tickets can be found here
OR here

SUnday, September 6th

Day 4

Explore More of london

  • Kensington Palace
  • POrtobello Road mArket
  • Abbey Road
  • Camden Market
  • Walk Part of regents Canal

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Day 4
Cost Breakdown per person

Kensington
Palace:

$23

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Monday, September 7th

Day 5

London to Edinburgh

Take Train from london kings cross station to edinburgh waverley


6:00 AM -
12:00 PM -

Check into Airbnb

Light Exploring

  • Get Lunch
  • Wander old Town Edinburgh
  • StillsAutomat (photobooth)
AFTERNOON

Arrive at edinburgh waverley station


11:00 AM -

Travel Time: 5 hours

View Day 5 Cost breakdown

~ $50

Train TickeT:

Day 5
Cost Breakdown per person

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Edinburgh Airbnb:

$00

Stillsautomat:

$8

(per photostrip)

Train tickets can be found here

~ Estimated / Subject to change

Tuesday, September 8th

Day 6

Edinburgh Old Town Day

  • Edinburgh Castle

Free Harry potter walking tour (75 - 90 minutes) 

11:00 AM OR
12:00 PM -

It's free, but you must book in advance still!

  • Greyfriars Kirkyard (potter tour starts)
  • Victoria Street (potter Tour ends)
  • St. giles Cathedral
  • Royal Mile
  • JOhn Knox HOuse
  • Real Mary Kings close tour 
MORNING
AFTERNOON

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Day 6
Cost Breakdown per person

Edinburgh
castle:

$28.50

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John knox
house:

$9.00

Real mary kings
close tour:

$29.00

St. Giles
Cathedral:

$12.00

wednesday, September 9th

Day 7

  • Explore Dean Village
  • Walk the Water of leith to Leith
  • Circus Lane
  • Scott Monument
  • Princes Street Gardens Area

outskirts of edinburgh + Arthurs Seat

MORNING
SUNSET
  • walk up to Arthurs Seat to watch the sunset

View Day 7 Cost breakdown

$10.00

Scott monument:

Day 7
Cost Breakdown per person

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thursday, September 10th

Day 8

Dunnottar Castle Day Trip

  • Dunnottar castle is open daily year-round, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Last entry is 1 hour before closing & also occasionally closes in bad weather for safety reasons.
  • From Stonehaven, the classic coastal walk to Dunnottar is approx. 3 miles round trip & takes roughly 1.5 - 2 hours.
  • Walk to Dunnottar castle
  • Explore castle & Grounds
  • Walk back to Stonehaven
  • Eat lunch in Stonehaven

Take Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stonehaven

7:00 AM -

Take Train back to EDINBURGH

2:00 PM -

Travel Time: 2 hours

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Day 8
Cost Breakdown per person

one way
train ticket:

~ $26.00

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Dunnottar
castle:

$16.00

Train tickets can be found here

~ Estimated / Subject to change

NOrthern Scotland

A few Different ways to do it

At this point in the trip, there are a few different directions we could take depending on what matters most to us. This last portion is the trickiest to plan because some of the places we’re interested in seeing are more spread out, and fitting in everything would mean sacrificing either time, flexibility, or ease of travel. Rather than forcing one version that tries to do it all, I put together a few different options for the final leg of the trip so we can compare what feels most worth it to us.

Option 2

Option 1

Option 3

DAYS 9 - 11

Friday, September 11th

Day 9

Day 10

Saturday, September 12th

sunday, September 13th

Day 11

3 day Cost breakdown for each option

View

edinburgh to Fort william

(Lower Viaduct viewpoint is roughly 15-min walk from vistor area, elevated viewpoint is 10-min uphill climb)

Take Train from Edinburgh waverley to fort william

7:15 AM -

Take Train from fort william to Glenfinnan

1:30 PM -

Travel Time: 5 hours

Travel Time: 33 minutes

12:30 PM -

Check into Airbnb

  • Come back to fort william for the night

Fort william to inverness

Take bus from fort william to inverness

7:35 AM -

GEt Lunch in inverness

12:00 PM -

Travel Time: 2 hours

10:30 AM -

Check into hotel

Rabbies DAy-trip north

Get picked up for day-trip

8:00 AM -

Arrive back in Inverness

8:00 PM -

(read link in title for more details)

  • Lunch in POrtree

Stops in:
  • Quiraring
  • Old man of storr
  • loch ness
  • Eilean donan castle
  • Skye bridge & Eilean Ban
  • & More!

edinburgh to Inverness

  • Lower Viaduct viewpoint is roughly 15-min walk from vistor area, elevated viewpoint is 10-min uphill climb

Take Train from Edinburgh waverley to inverness

6:30 AM -

Take Train from fort william to Glenfinnan

1:30 PM -

Travel Time: 5 hours

Travel Time: 33 minutes

12:00 PM -

Check into hotel

edinburgh to Fort william

  • Lower Viaduct viewpoint is roughly 15-min walk from vistor area, elevated viewpoint is 10-min uphill climb

Take Train from Edinburgh waverley to fort william

7:15 AM -

Take Train from fort william to Glenfinnan

1:30 PM -

Travel Time: 5 hours

Travel Time: 33 minutes

12:30 PM -

Check into Airbnb

edinburgh to Fort william

  • Lower Viaduct viewpoint is roughly 15-min walk from vistor area, elevated viewpoint is 10-min uphill climb

Take Train from Edinburgh waverley to fort william

7:15 AM -

Take Train from fort william to Glenfinnan

1:30 PM -

Travel Time: 5 hours

Travel Time: 33 minutes

12:30 PM -

Check into Airbnb

edinburgh to Fort william

  • Lower Viaduct viewpoint is roughly 15-min walk from vistor area, elevated viewpoint is 10-min uphill climb

Take Train from Edinburgh waverley to fort william

7:15 AM -

Take Train from fort william to Glenfinnan

1:30 PM -

Travel Time: 5 hours

Travel Time: 33 minutes

12:30 PM -

Check into Airbnb

edinburgh to Fort william

  • Lower Viaduct viewpoint is roughly 15-min walk from vistor area, elevated viewpoint is 10-min uphill climb

Take Train from Edinburgh waverley to fort william

7:15 AM -

Take Train from fort william to Glenfinnan

1:30 PM -

Travel Time: 5 hours

Travel Time: 33 minutes

12:30 PM -

Check into Airbnb

edinburgh to Fort william

  • Lower Viaduct viewpoint is roughly 15-min walk from vistor area, elevated viewpoint is 10-min uphill climb

Take Train from Edinburgh waverley to fort william

7:15 AM -

Take Train from fort william to Glenfinnan

1:30 PM -

Travel Time: 5 hours

Travel Time: 33 minutes

12:30 PM -

Check into Airbnb

Close

Train To
fort william:

~ $41


Train ticket to
glenfinnan:

~ $22

Train tickets can be found here

Train tickets can be found here

Fort william
hotel:

$000

(for 1 night in Fort William)

option 1

Train To
Inverness:

~ $25- $50

One way
Train ticket to
glenfinnan:

~ $11

Train tickets can be found here

Train tickets can be found here

Inverness
hotel:

$000

(for 3 nights in Inverness)

option 2

Train To
fort william:

~ $41

One way
Train ticket to
glenfinnan:

~ $11

Train tickets can be found here

Train tickets can be found here

Fort william
hotel:

$000

(for 1 night in Fort William)

option 3

Rabbies tour:

$79.00

(View Details Here)

Get-your guide
2-day tour:

$211.00

(Without Accommodation)

Inverness
accommodation:

$000

(For 2 nights stay)

Bus to Inverness:

$9

Bus tickets can be found here

Monday, September 14th

Day 12

Fly Home from inverness :(

11:10 AM -

Depart Inverness

Take BUs from waverley bridge to edinburgh airport (runs 24/7)

10:30 AM -
7:25 PM -

Land back home :(

Travel Time: Approx. 30 mins

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Day 12
Cost Breakdown per person

bus fare:

$7.00

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Bus tickets can be found here

Sites, Sources & Hours of Operation

Total investment

Flights:

$778

$280

ADMISSIONS & Experiences:

Food:

(Approx. $50 per day)

other Shopping:

London Accommodation:

(4 nights)

edinburgh Accommodation:

(4 nights)

Northern leg - option 1:

(1 night)

other transportation:

(trains, buses, etc;)

$550

$000

$000

$000

$000

$000

Northern leg - option 2:

(2 nights)

$000

London

Cost / admissions

Hours Of operation


Shopping / Markets

Attractions / Experiences

open Tues - Sun 10Am - 5Pm, Closed Mon
open daily
open daily
open daily
N/A
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n/A
Open M-F, 9:00 Am - 5:00 PM
Open DAily
Open M-f, 9:30 Am - 3:30 PM, & sat until 3:00 PM
July 9 - Sept 27, DAily 9:30 Am - 7:30 PM
open daily, 9:30 Am - 6:00 PM
open daily, 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM
N/A
N/A
Open Daily, 10:00 Am - 6:00 PM
N/A
Audio Tour: $31 pp
$36 pp
$40-$50 pp
$21 pp
$38.40 pp
N/A
N/A
$23

Edinburgh

Cost / Admissions

Hours Of operation


Shopping / Markets

Attractions / experiences

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open Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Open sat 9:00 Am - 2:00 PM
Open tues-sat, 11:00 Am - 5:00 PM
N/A
N/A
n/A
n/A
$8 per strip
N/A
N/A
Open daily, 10:00 Am - 3:30 PM, closed 12:30 Pm - 1:45 Pm
Open Daily, M-F 10 AM - 6 PM, Sat 9 Am - 5 PM, SUn 1 - 5 PM
open M - F, 9:00 Am - 5:00 PM
open 9:30 Am - 4:30 PM, Closed tues & Wed
Open Daily, 9:30 Am - 6:00 PM
OPen daily, F-M 9:30 AM - 6 PM, TWT 10 AM - 5 PM
Open Daily, 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM
OPen Daily, 10:00 Am - 6:00 PM
OPen Daily, 24 HRS
Starts @ 11:00 Am & 12:00 PM Everday
(takes approx 75 mins)
N/A
N/A
$10 pp
Donate $12 pp
Free
$26 pp
$28.50 pp
$29 pp
$15 pp
$9 pp
Free
Free (still book in advance)
$34 pp
**Good for a rainy day
**Good for a rainy day

Outside the city

Open Daily, 10:00 Am - 4:00 PM
Open Thursday - Monday
open daily, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$16 pp
$21 pp
$15 pp

Not on current itinerary but may be worth adding/doing where there is time
Not on current itinerary but may be worth adding/doing where there is time

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