Originally Posted by
antichef
National Rail checker does not go more than three months out, but Saturday morning now shows advance purchase on the Sat morning 0930 at £60 each. But you have to get from LHR to Euston rail, so no more than the VS flight.
I was noticing that. If it's the same cost, there's really no advantage to the train over flying. If we get into EDI at 10:40 AM and into the city by 11:30, is it possible/likely I could early check-in the W=A Caley around noon? If not, we could at least drop our bags, I'm assuming?
Originally Posted by
Jenbel
I don't see why you couldn't get a hire car with car seat to head up to the highlands for the day. Stick to the south, and it's not too long a drive (1.5 hours from Edinburgh to Pitlochry, and most of that is dual carriageway/motorway, so its pretty easy driving).
That's what we were hoping to do. Just a 6ish hour loop (another FT member recommended a route) with lunch in the middle, or something simple like that. It would be my first time driving in Europe, but when I toured the highlands in 2010 (on a bus) it seemed like pretty easy driving. Not having kids, I've never looked into renting a car with a car seat, though. Or what that does to insurance rates, etc.