--- title: "Dunbeath to Aberdeen – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Dunbeath to Aberdeen is 146 km. Fastest: drive in 4h 27m. Cheapest: drive from £27. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dunbeath-to-aberdeen" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dunbeath-to-aberdeen.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Dunbeath to Aberdeen [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dunbeath&to=Aberdeen) [Aberdeen to Dunbeath](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aberdeen-to-dunbeath) **Fastest:** 4h 27m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £27\ by car\ **Distance:** 146 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 4\ from 08:00, Wed 4 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 146 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 4 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 2h 25m quicker than the bus and £77 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 4h 27m£27–36 Estimated 299 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dunbeath&to=Aberdeen) - [**Bus** 6h 54m£104–162 Estimated next 5 from 08:00 · Stagecoach Bluebird · shortest 5h 33m](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dunbeath&to=Aberdeen) - [**Taxi** 4h 27m£420–600 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dunbeath&to=Aberdeen) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [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. [09:42 → 16:36 6h 54m · 1 change Ember E6£106–168](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dunbeath&to=Aberdeen&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=tvfjqqy) 2. [12:07 → 18:27 6h 20m · 1 change Ember E6£104–162](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dunbeath&to=Aberdeen&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t1iczgah) 3. [15:58 → 21:55 5h 57m · 1 change Ember E6£104–162](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dunbeath&to=Aberdeen&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t11543nn) 4. [19:50 → 01:23^+1 5h 33m · 1 change Ember E6£104–162](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dunbeath&to=Aberdeen&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t1napxfs) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. 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 Dunbeath to Aberdeen? 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 Dunbeath to Aberdeen? Driving is the cheapest, from £27. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How much is the bus from Dunbeath to Aberdeen? Buses take about 5h 33m and cost £104–162 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 4 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How far is Aberdeen from Dunbeath 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 Buses - Ember - Stagecoach Bluebird Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Aberdeen Third most populous city of Scotland Aberdeen is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32 local authorities. Aberdeen has a population of 198,590 (2020) for the main urban area and 220,690 (2020) for the wider settlement including outlying localities, making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters. [The Aberdeen guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/aberdeen) Worth your time - Union Terrace Gardens A small park and sunken garden on one side of Union Terrace. - Johnston Gardens Small, bosky park in a residential area, full of floral displays, water features and rockeries. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Aberdeen Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/aberdeen) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dunbeath-to-aberdeen, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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