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Here’s a breakdown of my Scotland budget for my seven-day solo road trip, which includes overnight stays in Mallaig, Skye (two nights), Inverness, Cellardyke (Fife), and Edinburgh.
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Scotland Travel Budget
Travel
- Car: My own
- Fuel: £140 approx – two full tanks
- Train, ferry, parking: £51.10
Total: £191.1
Food
The total includes dining out and food shops for snacks. I didn’t eat lavish meals and opted for hiking with fewer crowds while others sat in restaurants. I also didn’t drink alcohol aside from a few sips at a whisky-tasting class in Edinburgh, so you might need to add a few more pounds on if you plan to paint the town red!
- Day 1: Breakfast roll, salad box, snacks
- Day 2: Packed breakfast from B&B, lobster and fries, pesto beans on toast, snacks, and a brownie
- Day 3: B&B breakfast, hiking snacks, pizza, brownie – I was sick at night
- Day 4: Skipped breakfast as too scared to eat, banana bread, ramen
- Day 5: Steak pie, snacks, ice cream, fish and chips
- Day 6: B&B breakfast, haggis, neeps and tatties, whisky tasting, Pot Noodle at hotel
- Day 7: Hotel breakfast, sandwich, cake, take-out sushi
Total: £195.67
Accommodation
I booked a double room for five nights and a single for one. Breakfast was included in the price for five out of the six nights—this is a great budget-saving tip for Scotland!
- Night 1: Cornerstone, Mallaig
- Night 2: Greenacres, Portree
- Night 3: Greenacres, Portree
- Night 4: Alban and Abbey House – no breakfast
- Night 5: The Coastal Inn Outbuilding, Cellardkye (Fife)
- Night 6: Holiday Inn City Centre
Total: £943.50
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Tours and attractions
I signed up for National Trust of Scotland (NTS) and Historic Scotland passes, which are annual fees, so I’ve added the prices of the attractions below to give a true cost total.
- Glencoe Visitor Centre – National Trust for Scotland (free)
- Urquhart Castle (HS)
- Loch Ness Centre
- Culloden Battlefield Tour (NTS)
- Whisky tasting at Hot Toddy Edinburgh
- The Georgian House (NTS)
- Edinburgh Castle (HS)
Total: £122.45
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Miscellaneous
A small bottle of whisky: £18
Conclusion
If my calculations are right (yikes, ha!), the total is £1279.62.
Does the total surprise you?
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