Hi and apologies for the confusion! yes, there is a regular local bus service (No.44 bus) which runs approximately every hour and takes about 20mins to the centre of town. The company who run the bus service are called Stagecoach and you can expect to pay around £3.40 for a return fare. Hope you have a great time and if you need any further advice or help when you arrive, our Information Centre is located on the High Street and our staff will be happy to help! Many thanks, Jamie

I'm assuming that it is the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh you are staying in (there's also a Caledonian Hotel in Oban!) in which case you could take either a bus or train to Fort William. Both journeys would take around 5 hours and would require you to make a change in Glasgow - buses are run by Citylink whilst trains are run by Scotrail, so for more information you could call or e-mail our one of our information centres or contact the operators directly. Both have online timetables and booking options as well as telephone services, and you can also get free impartial travel planning advice and timetable information from Traveline Scotland. As a rule of thumb, trains are generally a little quicker but can be a little more expensive. It is always worth checking both however, as booking in advance or using passes such as the Citylink Explorer Pass or Scotrail Freedom of Scotland Pass can represent great value. As the previous answer said the views from both are stunning! (If it were the Caledonian Hotel in Oban all the advice above would be relevant, but the journey would be a lot shorter!) I hope this answers your enquiry but if you have any queries then please don't hesitate to ask! If you do go ahead with the journey and are looking for information or advice you'll find our Edinburgh Information Centre very close to the Caledonian Hotel as both are on Princes Street, whilst in Fort William we're on the High Street. Kind regards, Ranald Gilbert, Area Manager

Hi Bruce, Sorry for the delay in replying but yes you can walk safely from the train station or Premier Inn to Inverlochy Castle. You'll see Morrisons Supermarket outside the Train Station, and if you cross over their car park towards the water then you'll reach the site of the old Fort (after which Fort William is named). From there you'll see signs pointing you along the Great Glen Way towards Inverness and if you follow these markers you'll reach the ruins of the castle after 2 miles or approximately 30-40 minutes. If you wish to then you can follow the Great Glen Way onwards to Neptune's Staircase - the famous set of locks on Thomas Telford's Caledonian Canal. Return is by the same route. There's another nice walk from the town up the Cow Hill - this route starts from behind the leisure centre and the circular walk is 4 miles, however due to the amount of climbing it does take approximately 2hrs 15 minutes. On a clear day it's well worth it for the views over the town to Loch Linnhe and down Glen Nevis though! The Forestry Commission publish a leaflet of walking routes within Glen Nevis - you can access this information on their website, however we normally stock the leaflet in the Information Centre so please pop in and visit us when you arrive and we'd be delighted to help you with more information. If you have any further queries then please don't hesitate to get in touch, and we wish you a pleasant journey and hope you have a fantastic weekend here in Fort William! Kind Regards, Ranald Gilbert, Area Manager

Hi, We are really sorry that we couldn't answer your query in time for your visit. There have been some complications that have until very recently prevented us from responding to Questions via Trip Advisor. I hope you had a great time when you were here and have given you cause to return again!