Because Scotland is made up of many islands, travel by water is very important to the country. There are many ferry companies that connect the mainland and the many islands of Scotland. Major seaports in Scotland are located in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Cairnryan, Caithness, Gleneig, Gourock, Kilchoan, Mallaig, Oban, Scrabster, Troon and Ullapool.
Land Transportation
Scotland's rail network consists of 350 railroad stations with 2776 kilometers of track. More than 78.3 million passenger journeys are made on Scotland's railway network each year. More travelers in Scotland are turning to train travel due to the increases in gas prices and the congested roadways. Freight trains are used often in Scotland for the transportation of goods as it produces only 10% of the emission produced by road based transport, in addition to being safe and competitive. Below is a map of the main railroad routes in Scotland.
Scotland's road network is highly developed. There are six main motorways in the country with three main trunk roads connecting the motorways to other parts of Scotland. Below is an image of the road network in Scotland showing the motorways in blue and the trunk roads in green.
Air Transportation
Scotland has four international airports. The Edinburgh Airport is Scotland's busiest airport, it is beginning to service longer flights. The Glasgow International Airport, Aberdeen Airport, and Glasgow Prestwick International Airport are Scotland's three other international airports. Combined the four airports serve 107 international destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
There are ten small airports that service the Highlands, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, mostly used for short flights and operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
Below is an image of all the airports in Scotland. The international airports are shown in red.
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