Train stations in Stirling

Stirling station is on Goosecroft Road, with local buses leaving from the road opposite. ScotRail runs most of the trains, and LNER, Lumo and the Caledonian Sleeper also call here.

Which station to use

Use Stirling (STG), the city's station, managed by ScotRail. The ticket office is open 06:20 to 21:00 Monday to Saturday and 08:50 to 22:00 on Sunday, with ticket machines on site. Every platform is step-free. There is no left luggage; Nextbike bikes can be hired here.

From the station to the castle and the Wallace Monument

Stirling Castle is about half a mile from the station, and the walk is uphill and steep. Taxis wait at the station. The Wallace Monument is much further out: walking from the station takes just under an hour. McGill's service 52 and Unilink UL leave from Goosecroft Road, opposite the station, and stop outside the Monument car park.

Trains from Stirling

As of October 2026, on the timetable until 12 December 2026 (new one from 13 December), ScotRail runs direct trains from Stirling to:

• Glasgow Queen Street: about 35 minutes, up to 75 trains a day.
• Edinburgh Waverley: about 50 minutes, up to 46 trains a day.
• Dundee: about 1 hour, up to 29 trains a day.
• Aberdeen: about 2 hours 20 minutes, up to 19 trains a day.
• Inverness: about 3 hours, up to 12 trains a day, from 07:34 to 20:19.

Direct trains to London

Lumo runs direct to London Euston by the West Coast route, via Carlisle and Preston. From Monday to Friday there are four trains each way. They leave Stirling at 06:05, 08:48, 12:22 and 17:07, and leave Euston for Stirling at 06:11, 10:19, 13:19 and 16:36. The journey takes about 5 hours 35 minutes to 6 hours 15 minutes. Saturdays also have four trains each way and Sundays three.

LNER's Highland Chieftain is the one LNER train each way, running daily between Inverness and London King's Cross via Stirling. It leaves King's Cross at 12:03 and reaches Stirling at 17:17 on weekdays (17:19 on Saturday, 17:22 on Sunday). Towards London it leaves Stirling at 10:34 on weekdays, 10:33 on Saturday and 12:38 on Sunday, reaching King's Cross at 16:02 (18:01 on Sunday), about 5 hours 30 minutes.

The Caledonian Sleeper calls on its Inverness route. From London it only sets down: it leaves Euston at 21:15 from Monday to Friday and 21:00 on Sunday and is due at Stirling at 04:59. Towards London it only picks up, leaving Stirling at 00:11 on Monday to Friday nights and 23:51 on Sunday night. There is no Sleeper on Saturday nights.

Works and festive changes

• Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 November and Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 November 2026: buses replace trains between Perth and Inverness, which affects ScotRail and LNER trains to Inverness.
• Sunday 1 November: the Sleeper from Inverness runs via Aberdeen and Dundee and does not call at Stirling. The northbound Sleeper that leaves London on Friday 6 November also skips Stirling. On Sunday 15 November the Sleeper from Inverness leaves at 20:54 and reaches Stirling at 00:20.
• Lumo has West Coast engineering works on Sunday 8 November and from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 December 2026, so times change or services are reduced on those days.
• No trains call at Stirling on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve the last trains from Stirling leave at 21:53 for Glasgow Queen Street and 21:36 for Edinburgh, and on 2 January trains start later than usual, from about 09:00. The Sleeper does not run on 24 or 25 December, or on 31 December and 1 January. No LNER trains run on 25 and 26 December. On Thursday 24 December the Highland Chieftain runs only between York and Perth, so from London change at York. On Thursday 31 December it runs from King's Cross but ends at Perth, with a coach on to Inverness. On Friday 1 January 2027 no LNER trains run north of Edinburgh. ScotRail had not published its Boxing Day times by mid-October 2026.

Tickets

ScotRail has no peak fares, and its fares are frozen until March 2027. Advance singles start at £21.70 to Inverness and £15.30 to Aberdeen. A railcard takes at least a third off. You get the best ScotRail fare by buying before you board, and you must hold a valid ticket before travelling.

On LNER, booking four weeks ahead can save up to 45% on buying on the day, and Fridays count as Off-Peak. Lumo fares tend not to change with the time of day. Lumo, LNER and the Sleeper sell through their own sites.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, Interrail covers ScotRail, LNER, Lumo and the Caledonian Sleeper. ScotRail, LNER and Lumo trains need no reservation. The Caledonian Sleeper always does: a seat has no extra charge and is booked through the Sleeper's Guest Service Centre, a Classic room costs £155 for one or £195 for two, and Club rooms cost £205 or £255 and are for first class passes only.

Things that catch travellers out

• Lumo goes to Euston and LNER to King's Cross, so check which London station your onward plans need.
• The Sleeper only sets down northbound and only picks up southbound.