Map and Direction
To Ómarach
DIRECTIONS BY ROAD - From the South, drive from Inverness. Follow the A9 Northward then West on the A835 via Ullapool to Ledmore Junction. Turn left onto the A387 to Lochinver, Just before you come to Lochinver turn right on to the B869, after just over a mile and a half turn left when you come to the junction signposted Achmelvich, keep going 0.8 of a mile until just after you pass a pod on the left hand side right next to the road, then turn left at the junction and left when you see the sign for Ómarach. .
DIRECTIONS BY ROAD - From Thurso . Head South-East on the A9. Turn right after Golspie onto the A839. At Lairg turn left onto the A836 for 0.3 miles, then first right onto A839 for 7.8 miles then continue onto the A837 to Lochinver.
BY AIR - Inverness airport is approximately two hours drive / 110 miles away, various car hire car options are available at the airport including Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz and Thrifty. Flights are available between Inverness and Amsterdam, Benbecula, Birmingham, Bristol, Croatia, Geneva, Italy, Jersey, London Gatwick, Manchester, Orkney, Shetland and Stornoway on Flybe, Easyjet and KLM airlines.
BY TRAIN - The nearest Railway station is at Inverness which is 98 miles / 2 hours drive from Lochinver. There are direct trains from London to Inverness plus a sleeper service is available. Car hire is available in Inverness. There is a limited train service that runs from Inverness to Lairg Station near the East coast (45 miles / 1 hour 10 mins) from where you would need to hire a taxi to continue your journey to Clachtoll.
BY FERRY - Caledonian McBrayne run a daily service from Stornoway in Lewis to Ullapool (36 miles / 40 minutes drive from Lochinver). NorthLink Ferries run a daily service from Stromness in Orkney to Scrabster, near Thurso (119 miles / 3 hours drive). DFDS Seaways run a daily overnight European ferry service from Amsterdam to Newcastle (347 miles / 7 hours drive). P&O Ferries run a daily service from Larne in Northern Ireland to Troon in Ayrshire near Glasgow (283 miles / 5 1/2 hours)
BY BUS - City Link runs a regular bus service to and from Glasgow / Edinburgh and Inverness all year round. From Inverness both City Link and Rapsons run a bus service to Ullapool, where you would need to change buses to continue onto Lochinver village, from where you would need to hire a taxi to continue your journey to Achmelvich.