Festive Getaway Advice 2024
Have you got plans to visit family and friends this Christmas and want to make sure you arrive in time for the big man's arrival?
Make sure to plan your journey and leave plenty of extra time. We don’t want you to have a ‘Blue Christmas’ waiting in queues or broken down at the side of the road. It’s important to plan whatever mode of transport you're using – be it road, rail, ferry or plane.
Traffic Scotland’s elves are working around the clock to keep the trunk network sleighing. Don’t miss a moment of the festivities!
Do you hear what I hear?
That is the sound of the busy trunk road network as we approach ‘the most wonderful time of the year’. It’s a good idea to keep the parkas in the cupboard and ‘stay another day’ at your destination if you can and plan your journey prior to the Christmas Eve rush.
Whenever you need to travel listen to Traffic Scotland Radio and visit our homepage for incident information across the network.
Our homepage is your one stop shop, you can view our traffic cameras, weather warnings, roadworks and current incidents. Stay safe and plan your journey for ‘driving home for Christmas’.
Fancy building your very own Frosty the snowman or jump in ‘muddy puddles’? – always check weather conditions prior to travel on the Met Office website. Conditions are unpredictable at this time of year, and it is important to be prepared.
Consider alternative travel options
It might be worth looking at options such as trains or buses to get you home for a 'holly jolly Christmas'. Planning and booking tickets in advance will help you to avoid any disruption on the roads with everyone heading home to have ‘a wonderful Christmastime’.
For planning travel on public transport, visit the Traveline Scotland website.