Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Highland scenery meets sparkling lochs, oak woodland and rugged glens in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, where Ben More, Stob Binnein and Ben Lui dominate the skyline. Arrochar and Tarbet, Ardlui and Crianlarich stations link mountain hiking and lochside trails with the railway.
There are 18 stations within 5 miles of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
The park area is home to 719 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Ben More at 1174m.
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- Arrochar & TarbetGold walking rating
- Upper TyndrumGold walking rating
- Tyndrum LowerGold walking rating
- CrianlarichGold walking rating
- Bridge of Orchy4.1 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- ArdluiGold walking rating
- Garelochhead1.9 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Helensburgh Upper1.0 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Helensburgh Central1.6 mi (about 2 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- BallochSilver walking rating
- Craigendoran1.7 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Cardross2.9 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Alexandria0.9 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Renton1.9 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Dalreoch3.5 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Dumbarton Central3.6 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Dumbarton East4.0 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Woodhall4.9 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Onward bus services
Buses that reach further into Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park than the stations above. Check the days each one runs before you travel.
Trossachs Explorer (TEX)
From Stirling station, via connecting bus 59 to Callander – not a direct rail connection
Daily, 4 return journeys a day, year-round since relaunching 29 June 2026
Timetable: lochlomond-trossachs.org ↗
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Glasgow to Dumbarton EastFrom 29min
- Stirling to Dumbarton EastFrom 1hr 7min
- Edinburgh to Dumbarton EastFrom 1hr 30min
- Dundee to Dumbarton EastFrom 2hr 4min
- Lancaster to WoodhallFrom 2hr 45min
- Preston to WoodhallFrom 3hr 1min
- Newcastle to Dumbarton EastFrom 3hr 11min
- Aberdeen to Dumbarton CentralFrom 3hr 17min
- Durham to Dumbarton EastFrom 3hr 30min
- Liverpool to WoodhallFrom 4hr
- Inverness to Dumbarton EastFrom 4hr 9min
- Manchester to WoodhallFrom 4hr 9min
- York to Dumbarton EastFrom 4hr 14min
- Leeds to Dumbarton EastFrom 4hr 43min
- Birmingham to Dumbarton EastFrom 4hr 56min
- London to WoodhallFrom 5hr 11min
- Sheffield to Dumbarton EastFrom 5hr 14min
- Leicester to Dumbarton EastFrom 6hr 1min
- Nottingham to Dumbarton EastFrom 6hr 1min
- Oxford to Dumbarton EastFrom 6hr 24min
- Bristol to Dumbarton EastFrom 6hr 27min
- Cambridge to Dumbarton EastFrom 6hr 40min
Good to know
Can you get to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs by train?
Yes. 18 stations are within 5 miles of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, including Ardlui and Arrochar & Tarbet.
What is the nearest train station to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs?
6 stations with regular trains are inside Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, including Ardlui, Arrochar & Tarbet and Balloch.
How long does it take to get to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs by train?
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs is 52min from Glasgow, 1hr 35min from Stirling and 1hr 48min from Edinburgh by train, to the quickest station inside the park.
More of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons