Durness - Travel & Directions

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Map & Address:

  • Durness YH
  • Smoo
  • Lairg
  • IV27 4QA

  • Tel: 01971 511264

  • Map Ref: O.S.09 (GR 417672)

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Route Finder

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NB: Please take into account ferry times and saillings when planning trips to the islands.

Where can I go from here?

If you know where you're going next then life becomes so much easier. Click on any view route button to see detailed directions between hostels.

Remember: as you can book more than one hostel at once, building up an itinerary will be a piece of cake!

Hostel

Distance

Time

Direction
Tongue 27 mls 37 mins E View Route
Achmelvich Beach 56.4 mls 1hr 23 SW View Route
Ullapool 68.9 mls 1hr 40 SW View Route
Thurso 71.6 mls 1hr 45 E View Route
Achininver 74.1 mls 2hr 5 SW View Route
John O'Groats 89.6 mls 2hr 13 E View Route

How do I get here ?

Bus

Tim Dearman Coaches travel from Inverness to Durness.

Car

Durness is on the A894 from Ullapool, and the A838 from Tongue.

Foot

Walk along the A894 from Durness village going towards Tongue. After 1 mile the hostel is on the left.

Train

Nearest station Lairg. Get post bus from Lairg to Durness.

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