Scotland has many good trunk roads and a few internal motorways all of these are connected to the main UK road network by good quality trunk roads. Visitors can come in Scotland through the M74 road connects Carlisie to Glasgow. Other roads like A696/A68 (Edinburgh to Newcastle via the Cheviots) and the A1 (Newcastle to Edinburgh via the coast) are the major roadways in Scotland. The internal motorways in Scotland within Scotland include M8 motorway (connects Glasgow to Edinburgh) and M9 motorway connects Stirling with Edinburgh.
Rail network:Rail network is an important part of transportation in Scotland. Rail network in Scotland covers most of the parts of Scotland. The train fare in Scotland is very high. Scotland's train fare is higher than other European countries.
Bus service: Bus service in Scotland is the most popular and most effective mean of transportation in Scotland. Megabus service in Scotland is the cheapest way of transportation in Scotland. Other than Megabus service Citylink bus service also runs in Scotland but that is costlier than Megabus service. Megabus service starts from the following cities Dundee,Edinburgh,Glasgow,Inverness,Perth and Aberdeen. The tourist visiting Scotland will surely find that transportation in Scotland depends in a large way on the bus service network in Scotland.
Air traffic: The small size of Scotland has made air traffic uneconomical though it is very necessary to
travel to many west cost islands of the country. Longair of Scotland runs many Scottish flight. Air traffic in Scotland is now getting many direct international airlines and it has become an important part of transportation in Scotland.
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