Pubs by Bus & Train
Dumfries & Stewartry Sub-Branch covers an area of approximately 1780 square miles in South West Scotland. This area is largely rural with one main urban area, Dumfries, plus smaller towns, villages and scattered settlements. Traveling by public transport in this area can be easy or challenging depending on your destination and/or route. The good news is that you can get to most of the real ale pubs in our area by bus or train.
Bus Services
Dumfries & Galloway Council provides downloadable bus timetables on their website along with a list of service operators. There are also links to public holiday timetable information and changes to services.
https://www.dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk/roads-transport-parking/public-transport/bus-ferry-timetables
A guide to Sustainable Travel in Dumfries and Galloway with maps of the region is available via this link (opens in new tab):
Any queries about bus services should be directed to the individual operators. If you are unable to find contact details then they are available from Traveline Scotland on their website:
https://www.travelinescotland.com/operator-lookup-directory
Train Services
Gretna Green, Annan, Dumfries, Sanquhar and Kirkconnel are on the Carlisle to Glasgow line via Kilmarnock. This service is operated by ScotRail. Lockerbie is on the West Coast Main Line and there are trains to Carlisle, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Train operators that currently stop in Lockerbie are Avanti and TransPennine Express.
Information on train services can be found on the National Rail website.
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Traveline Scotland
Traveline Scotland is the national public information service for Scotland. In addition to journey planning they can also provide other information:
https://www.travelinescotland.com/cms/page/about-us
The online journey planner can be found here:
https://www.travelinescotland.com/journey-planner
Traveline Scotland also has a mobile app that is very comprehensive and an ideal journey planner when on the move. There is a drop down menu in the top right corner of the app that includes a Transport Directory where contact details can be found for service operators.