How to travel from Aberdeen to Dundee

How to Travel from Aberdeen to Dundee?

Travellers heading south down the east coast of Scotland can choose from direct train or bus services from Aberdeen to Dundee, with frequent connections available seven days a week. Train journeys provide the fastest option, taking around one hour and ten minutes to reach the Tayside city. Two bus companies, including a budget operator, offer frequent daily direct connections by road, with journey times about ten to 20 minutes longer than the train. 

What is the Cheapest Way To Get from Aberdeen to Dundee?

Generally, bus travel is a little cheaper than the train on this route from Aberdeen to Dundee, although the lowest train fares with some companies usually require booking well in advance. Budget bus company Megabus and National Express provide daily direct bus services from Guild Street in central Aberdeen to Dundee Seagate Bus Station, with the fastest daily connections taking around one hour and 20 minutes. Rail options include daily direct services to Dundee with three companies: Cross Country Trains, London North Eastern Railway, and Scottish national franchise Scotrail, with the fastest service taking just over an hour.

What is the Fastest Way to Travel from Aberdeen to Dundee?

Scotrail's direct mid-morning train from Aberdeen provides the fastest connection to Dundee, taking about one hour and four minutes to complete the 63-mile route down the coast, with other rail journeys taking up to ten minutes longer. Direct bus journeys with Megabus and National Express take between one hour and 20 minutes and one hour and 35 minutes, although buses travelling at peak times can be at the mercy of traffic congestion on the road south. 

Find and Book with Omio the Best Tickets from Aberdeen to Dundee

Travellers planning a trip to Dundee from Aberdeen can consult the Omio travel booking platform for a handy comparison of train and bus fares, journey times and departure options on this route, before booking the best ticket for their requirements. 

Travel from Aberdeen to Dundee by Train

London North Eastern Railway, Cross Country Trains, and Scotland's national rail operator, Scotrail, provide frequent daily direct trains from Aberdeen to Dundee. Weekday and Saturday schedules offer trains roughly twice an hour from early morning to late evening, with average journey times for the trip south of one hour and ten minutes. On Sundays, the service is reduced slightly, with no early morning departures from Aberdeen. Trains arrive at Dundee's main station, close to the river, about ten minutes on foot from the city centre.

Travel from Aberdeen to Dundee by Bus

Budget bus company Megabus and National Express provide daily direct buses to Dundee from Aberdeen Guild Street Bus Station seven days a week. Megabus schedules offer buses to Dundee every half hour in the morning peak time, and hourly services throughout the day and evening, with an overnight connection arriving in Dundee in the early morning. National Express provides six daily direct buses to Dundee, with morning, afternoon, and evening departures. Journey times on this route range from one hour and 20 minutes to one hour and 35 minutes, subject to traffic conditions. Buses from Aberdeen arrive at Dundee Seagate Bus Station, located about ten minutes on foot east of the city centre.