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Transport & access to Annan

• Traveline

  The Traveline Journey Planner can be used to plan your journey in Scotland.

 

l Alternatively The Traveline web site provides timetables for travel throughout Scotland - both local and national

 

By Road

• Two busy main through roads cross the region, the A75 Gretna to Stranraer and the A74 (M) Gretna to Glasgow which is an extension of the M6.

By Rail

• Scotrail Sprinter trains: These link Carlisle and Glasgow and stop at Gretna, Annan and Dumfries.
• Intercity trains: These service Carlisle and link with the Scotrail Sprinter service.

• l Scotrail, www.scotrail.co.uk
• l The Trainline, www.thetrainline.com
• r National Rail Enquiries, tel: 0345 484950

By Bus

• r Bus Travel Information Line,  tel: 0345 090510
• l Stagecoach, www.stagecoachbus.com

Cycling

• SUSTRANS the National Cycle Route. This crosses the region linking Carlisle, Gretna, Eastriggs, Annan and Dumfries.
• Annandale and Eskdale offer many miles of quiet country roads for the cyclist and visitor. Within a radius of roughly 35 miles the district offers easy cycling on the flat coastal farm land, moderate upland cycling and tougher cycling as you travel north into the hills and forests.
• l SUSTRANS, www.sustrans.org.uk/