--- title: "Aberdeen to Balnabruich – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Aberdeen to Balnabruich is 146 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aberdeen-to-balnabruich" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aberdeen-to-balnabruich.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Aberdeen to Balnabruich [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich) [Balnabruich to Aberdeen](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/balnabruich-to-aberdeen) **Fastest:** 4h 27m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £27\ by car\ **Distance:** 146 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 4 ways, Tue 3 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 146 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 3 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 25 min quicker than the train and £67 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 4h 27m£27–36 Estimated 299 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich) - [**Train** Least hassle 4h 52m£71–201 Estimated 4 departures · ScotRail](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich) - [**Bus** 6h 18m£105–168 Estimated 1 departure · Stagecoach Bluebird](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich) - [**Taxi** 4h 27m£420–600 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from United Kingdom; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:22 → 13:36 5h 14m · 1 change · ScotRail£72–201](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [10:22 → 16:40 6h 18m · 1 change · Stagecoach Bluebird M96£105–168](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [13:40 → 20:05 6h 25m · 1 change · ScotRail£76–189](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [16:03 → 21:32 5h 29m · 1 change · ScotRail£72–201](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [18:14 → 23:06 4h 52m · 1 change · ScotRail£71–182](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Aberdeen&to=Balnabruich&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t4) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Aberdeen to Balnabruich? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 27m door to door. The straight-line distance is 146 km. What is the cheapest way from Aberdeen to Balnabruich? Drive is the cheapest, from £27. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Aberdeen to Balnabruich? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h 52m. How much is the bus from Aberdeen to Balnabruich? Buses take about 6h 18m and cost £105–168 depending on operator and seat type. 1 departure appear in today's timetable window. How far is Balnabruich from Aberdeen by road? About 299 km, roughly 4h 27m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £27–36; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - ScotRail Buses - Stagecoach Bluebird - Ember Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Balnabruich Human settlement in Scotland Balnabruich is a small hamlet on the east coast of Scotland, close to Dunbeath, Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. 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