Aviemore
Aviemore is a town in the Spey Valley of Highland Scotland. It's the main base for skiing and other outdoor activities in Cairngorms National Park. Wikivoyage
Population 3,240 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 7 h 21 of daylight
- February: 9 h 29 of daylight
- March: 11 h 45 of daylight
- April: 14 h 16 of daylight
- May: 16 h 31 of daylight
- June: 17 h 54 of daylight
- July: 17 h 19 of daylight
- August: 15 h 17 of daylight
- September: 12 h 51 of daylight
- October: 10 h 26 of daylight
- November: 8 h 06 of daylight
- December: 6 h 43 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Aviemore
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Aviemore's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
2 to 3 hours· 4
3 to 5 hours· 11
- Edinburgh3h 10
- Glasgow3h 22
- Greenock4h 07
- North Berwick4h 12
- Helensburgh4h 15
- Kirkcaldy4h 19
- Aberdeen4h 41
- Berwick-upon-Tweed4h 47
- Lanark4h 49
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 53
1 moreFewer
5 hours or more· 38
- Durham5h 19
- Sunderland5h 26
- Annan5h 28
- York5h 54
- Preston6h
- Wigan6h 13
- Middlesbrough6h 16
- Doncaster6h 18
- Warrington6h 24
- Leeds6h 29
28 moreFewer
- Wakefield6h 34
- Bolton6h 36
- Huddersfield6h 49
- Sheffield6h 51
- Blackpool6h 52
- Manchester6h 53
- Salford6h 53
- Accrington7h 01
- Scarborough7h 02
- Chester7h 03
- Liverpool7h 06
- Peterborough7h 11
- Stockport7h 13
- Burnley7h 15
- Oban7h 17
- Kingston upon Hull7h 18
- Stevenage7h 19
- Runcorn7h 24
- Nelson7h 27
- Derby7h 29
- Altrincham7h 35
- Wrexham7h 40
- Shrewsbury7h 42
- London7h 47
- Ely7h 48
- Cleethorpes7h 55
- Lincoln7h 58
- Nottingham8h
From Aviemore's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 1
2 to 3 hours· 3
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Cairngorm Brewery Attraction · 790 m
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- Aviemore and Rothiemurchus War Memorial Memorial · 400 m
- Aviemore ring cairn and stone circle Archaeological site · 590 m
- Strathspey Steam Railway Attraction · 670 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Royal National Mod
October
The Royal National Mòd (Scottish Gaelic: Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) is an Eisteddfod-inspired international Celtic festival focusing upon Scottish Gaelic literature, traditional music, and culture which is held annually in Scotland.
1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.