Train: A same-day open return ticket should cost just under £7 from
Edinburgh Waverley station. Trains also run from Glasgow for about £6. It’s
simplest to purchase your tickets in person at the station. See First ScotRail
for timetables. (Allow for an hour-long journey from either Edinburgh or
Glasgow.)
Bus: First route 38 runs from Edinburgh’s Princes Street to Stirling
Bus Station. Travel time is about 2 hours. From Glasgow’s Buchanan Street Bus
Station, take First route 24, with a journey of about 1 ½ hours to Stirling. A
day pass from either city should cost around £5.50.
Car: From Edinburgh, take the M9 motorway north to Stirling. From
Glasgow, take the M80. Signs will direct you to the town when you are near.
