Cairngorm Mountain Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Cairngorm Mountain. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Private Cairngorm National Park Tour

• Cairngorms: Highest Mountains, Bonnie Lochs & Ancient Forests

It’s free to visit Cairngorm Mountain, but online tickets for the Cairngorm Mountain funicular railway cost £17.95 for adults ages 18–64, £14.50 for students and seniors (65-plus), and £11.95 for children 6–17. Note that you can only access the mountain from the railway during ski season.

Yes, Cairngorm Mountain is well worth visiting. It offers spectacular highland views, Scotland’s only funicular railway, and the UK’s highest restaurant. In the winter, it transforms into one of Scotland’s largest ski resorts—as well as its highest. Warm-weather activities include a mountain bike park, mountain carting, high-speed tubing slides, and hikes.

You can catch the 30 bus, also known as the Aviemore Adventurer, to Cairngorm Mountain from Aviemore train station; buses usually run about every hour. You can also drive there, taking the B970 southeast via Glenmore. Parking is free during the winter sports season, but there is a fee in the summer.

Yes, even in the winter you can visit Cairngorm Mountain without skiing or snowboarding. Have a bite to eat at Ptarmigan restaurant or a drink at the gin bar, sit on the terrace and take in the views, or watch friends and family members in action on the slopes.

The best time of year to visit Cairngorm Mountain depends on what you want to do. For winter sports, the season can start as early as November and finish as late as early May. For hiking and warm-weather activities, summer is ideal—though there is a risk of wildfires.