Fort William train station

Fort William train tickets, prices and times

In ORR’s 2024/25 ticket-based estimates, Mallaig was the main recorded origin or destination for journeys associated with Fort William. Use the current journey results to check the route and any changes of train for your travel date.

Compare train ticket prices to and from Fort William for your date, destination and Railcard. Check the times, changes and fare restrictions before booking. Where available, compare Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, and check whether your selected train offers a seat reservation.

Choose an available ticket-delivery method and follow the retailer’s collection or electronic-ticket instructions before boarding. Select a collection station only when it is offered for your booking.

Ticket-machine locations listed: Concourse. Check opening and access arrangements if you intend to collect a ticket.

At a glance

Station essentials

Station

Fort William

Station code

FTW

Location

Highland, Scotland

Map

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Journey planning

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The map marks the station location. Check the correct entrance and platform access before travelling.

Train operators and station management

The checked station record names ScotRail as the station manager. The company managing a station is not necessarily the operator of every train that calls there.

Your journey results show the operator and any changes for the service you choose. Explore the Train Operators directory.

Facilities and assistance at Fort William

• Ticket machinesListed — check availability
• Sheltered waitingListed — check availability
• ToiletsListed — check availability
• Accessible toiletsListed — check availability
• Baby changingListed — check availability
• Customer help pointsListed — check availability
• RefreshmentsListed — check availability
• Wi-FiListed — check availability
• Bicycle storageListed — check availability

Step-free access: Category A

The station is recorded as having step-free routes to every platform. Platform access and boarding the train are different: confirm any ramp, lift or staff assistance you need for the complete journey.

Recorded staffing level: part time. Staffing descriptions do not guarantee assistance at every entrance or on every service.

Read the station’s detailed facilities and access notes ↗ and arrange Passenger Assist ↗. Check both your departure and arrival stations.

Parking and onward travel

Parking arrangements are listed for Fort William in the official station record. Check current access rules, charges and any Blue Badge conditions with the parking operator before driving.

• Station Car Park: 50 spaces recorded.

A train ticket does not reserve a parking space.

Recorded bicycle-storage capacity: 40 spaces. Check the storage location and any access or security requirements before taking a cycle.

Recorded cycle-storage types: racks. Covered storage is listed; check which spaces this applies to.

The official travel notes include rail-replacement pick-up information, local bus information, taxi information. Use the current directions, since a replacement bus may stop outside the normal station entrance.

West Highland history in the town centre

The West Highland Museum is on Cameron Square, off Fort William’s High Street, and publishes directions from the railway and bus stations. Its collections cover the region’s history, including Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite cause, alongside the changing lives of people in the West Highlands.

It offers a town-centre visit to consider before an onward journey or after arriving by train. Check the museum’s opening information and current displays when deciding how much time to allow, and leave room for the journey back to the station rather than planning up to your train’s departure.

About Fort William station

ORR estimated 176,226 passenger entries and exits here in the year from April 2024 to March 2025. This is an annual estimate based mainly on ticket data, not a count of different people or a timetable.