Fort William

Population 10,175 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom
Daylight 6 h 49 in Dec, dark by 15:39 · 17 h 47 in Jun
  1. January: 7 h 26 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 32 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 45 of daylight
  4. April: 14 h 14 of daylight
  5. May: 16 h 27 of daylight
  6. June: 17 h 47 of daylight
  7. July: 17 h 14 of daylight
  8. August: 15 h 14 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 50 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 27 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 09 of daylight
  12. December: 6 h 49 of daylight
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Getting there

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Where you can go from Fort William

  • Under 1 h
  • 1–2 h
  • 2–3 h
  • 3–5 h
  • 5 h +

From Fort William'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· 1

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

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

  1. Lochaber Live

    September

    Lochaber Live is a music festival on the shinty grounds. It's probably next held 11-13 Sep 2026, tbc

  2. Royal National Mod

    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.

    Wikipedia

2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Fort William); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 17 places to eat

Getting around

More train stations: Banavie 3.1 km

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