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How to get to Perth

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By car

Perth can be accessed from Edinburgh via the M90 from the south, Glasgow and Stirling via the A9 from the southwest, Inverness via the A9 from the north and Dundee and Aberdeen via the A90 from the east. Broxden roundabout, on the outskirts of Perth, is unique as it lists all 6 of Scotland's cities on its exit signs, as well as Crianlarich, a small settlement that must be passed through en route to major tourist centres such as Oban, Glencoe, Fort William, Mull and Iona (visitors to Scotland might be forgiven for thinking that Crianlarich is in fact a city, given the number of road signs that mention it).

By plane

The nearest commercial airports are:
Dundee airport, (DND) (20 mi/32 km),
Edinburgh International Airport, (EDI) (40 mi/64 km),
Glasgow International Airport, (GLA) (68 mi/110 km),
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport, (PIK) (91 mi/147 km),
Aberdeen-Dyce Airport, (ABZ) (92 mi/148 km),
Inverness Airport, (INV) (118 mi/190 km).

By train

Perth railway station is operated by First ScotRail, and the station is staffed throughout its opening hours. From Perth, trains operate to: Edinburgh, via Fife; Glasgow, via Stirling; Aberdeen, via Dundee; and Inverness, via the Highland Main Line. The daily (overnight) Caledonian Sleeper service between Inverness and London Euston and the daily NXEC Highland Chieftain service between Inverness and London Kings Cross call at Perth. The station has seven platforms, five of which are "through" platforms. There are two entrances, both of which allow car parking. The ticket office, newsagent and café are between platforms 2 and 3. The original main concourse was between the current platforms 4 and 7 and the station was covered by a large overall roof, which still exists in a reduced form. At one time there were nine platforms as it once boasted more services in the past to serve the smaller branch lines running throughout Perthshire.

By bus

Citylink and Megabus operate buses to and from Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Stirling. There are buses to Oban from May until October.
Megabus operate services to and from Birmingham, London, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Preston, Scotch Corner, Sheffield and Wakefield. National Express also operate many coach services to towns and cities in England.