{"id":14492,"date":"2023-02-14T16:08:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justwing.it\/?page_id=14492"},"modified":"2024-04-30T20:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T01:55:31","slug":"9-day-scotland-roadtrip-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justwing.it\/9-day-scotland-roadtrip-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"9 day Scotland Roadtrip Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Scottish adventure<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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9 day Scotland Road Trip itinerary<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scotland is home to approximately 8 million people. Edinburgh and Glasgow are the largest cities, each with an international airport, located in the Southern part of the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For visiting Isle of Skye or the Highlands, Inverness can be a good starting or ending point, and the small city also has its own airport.<\/p>\n

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For this 9-day itinerary, you will fly into Inverness and out of Edinburgh or Glasgow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Getting Around<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Plan to hire a car. Remember in the United Kingdom, they drive on the left side of the road and have the steering wheel on the right. With this in mind, when checking rental cars, it may be easiest to select an automatic car (even if you know how to drive manual) to reduce any extra challenges. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Isle of Skye is a small island, but requires a car to explore all it has to offer. Plan to hire a car where your travel begins. If you are traveling by plane, the airports have numerous rental car companies to choose between. If you are keen to see a lot in a short period of time, consider booking with a company which allows you to pick-up the car in one location and drop it off in another location. For instance, you could travel into Inverness and rent a car from the Inverness airport, and then plan to fly out of Edinburgh or Glasgow, therefore returning the car to the Edinburgh or Glasgow airport rental location. <\/span>Avis<\/strong><\/a> allows this along with other car rental companies. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A little about areas in Scotland <\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Edinburgh<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The capital city of Scotland, known for being hilly and having a quintessential Old Town city center draws in visitors annually <\/span><\/p>\n

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Isle of Skye<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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One of the many Scottish Isles, the Isle of Skye is known for its gorgeous landscapes and rugged terrain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Glasgow<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Larger than Edinburgh, Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city and known for being an important industrial center in the United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Glencoe<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Found in the Scottish Highlands, Glencoe is known for beautiful nature with waterfalls, rolling hills and walking trails <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Inverness<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Inverness is a city found in the far North part of Scotland, known for being home to Nessie in Loch Ness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Not far from Glasgow, the national park is part of the lush Scottish Highlands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Oban<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Oban is a small fishing village on the west coast of Scotland also home to the well-known whiskey producer, Oban distillery. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Portree<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The town of Portree is a cute harbor town on Isle of Skye with colorful houses lining the water, often used as a home base when exploring the Isle of Skye.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Found in the western Scottish Highlands, Fort William is often used as a base when exploring the highlands for its location <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Day 0 – Friday<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Depart Boston for Scotland – overnight flight and connection to reach Inverness to kick-off the Scottish adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Day 1 – Saturday<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Arrive in Inverness midday<\/p>\n