Travelling Aberdeenshire by bus | 7-day itinerary | Scotland — Solo budget traveller

I’ve been living in Aberdeen for the last 4 years as a student and now that I’ve graduated, I have a bit more time to explore Aberdeenshire further. During my time here, I’ve been hearing people mention how hard it is or sometimes even impossible to see Aberdeenshire without a car! And yes, I’ve been guilty of thinking that as well at some point. However, spending some time doing research, I soon found out that it is very much possible! Not only to get from town to town but to go into the Cairngorms, get to dozens of hiking spots, castles, hidden gems and so much more that this amazing place has to offer.

I decided to get the Aberdeen Zone 6 megarider - 7 day bus pass which covers all of Aberdeenshire. It costs £48.50 which at first I thought was quite pricey but it’s definitely worth it if you’re going to use it at least 3-4 times within the week as a ticket for just one day costs around £16. Also, renting a car for the day would probably cost the same with a week bus ticket. I won’t go into too much detail in this blog post as I vlogged the whole week and uploaded it on Youtube. Here was my itinerary for the week and the buses I took: