🏴‍☠️ Sample Itinerary: How to Explore Scotland in a Week 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We've compiled a weeklong trip in Scotland for you, including round-trip flights to Glasgow, well-rated hotels, weeklong car rental, and transport by bus and ferries all starting from $784.

If you want to explore some of Scotland's most iconic spots in a span of a week. This itinerary is perfect for you. This is just an example itinerary that would require self-booking through several different websites. This itinerary is also an example of one 7-day period from October 26th through November 2nd.

Details

Itinerary for October 26th - November 3rd

Round-Trip Flights to Glasgow, Scotland (October 26th - November 2nd)

Day One: Arrive in Glasgow (October 27th)

Grab the train (Duration: 17 mins, Price: $5 per person) from the airport to the hotel for the evening. See about dropping off bags early.

Accommodation: 4-Star Leonardo Hotel Glasgow (4/5 on Tripadvisor)

Day Two: Glasgow to The Highlands—Glencoe (October 28th)

Grab the train to the airport (Duration: 17 mins, Price: $5 per person)

Pick up the rental car from the airport in the morning

*Price listed does not include insurance you can add on Collision Damage Protection for an additional $91 at checkout. $68

Drive to the hotel Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands (1 hr and 47 mins), perhaps stopping in Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park along the way.

Accommodation: Tigh Na Cheo B&B (4.5/5 on Tripadvisor and Winner of the 2022 Travelers' Choice Awards)

Day Three: Isle of Skye (October 29th)

Drive from the hotel up to the next night's accommodation on Rasaay Island one of the islands in the Isle of Skye.

You'll need to first drive to Sconser (2 hrs and 24 min drive) and then grab the ferry (Duration: 25 mins, Price: $13.99 return per person which includes car and driver/passenger fee). from Sconser to Rasaay Island. It's then an additional 6-minute drive to the hotel.

Accommodation: Rasaay House Hotel (4.5/5 on Tripadvisor and Winner of the 2022 Travelers' Choice Awards)

Day Four & Five: Inverness (October 30th - 31st)

Take the ferry back to Sconser and then drive from Sconser ferry port to Inverness (2 hr drive)

Accommodation: River Ness Hotel (4/5 on Tripadvisor)

Spend the following day in Inverness or journey to Loch Ness—the home to the famous Loch Ness Monster.

Day Five: Back to Glasgow (November 1st)

Drive back to Glasgow (3 hr drive)

Accommodation: Citizen M Glasgow (4.5/5 on Tripadvisor)

Day Seven:

Grab the train to the airport (Duration: 17 mins, Price: $5 per person)

Drop off the rental car and head back to the US.

Other Options

Totals

$389.99 per person for hotels, rental car, and other transport costs.

• From New York ($784)

• From Washington D.C. ($789)

• From Boston ($800)

Additional Information

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