Aberdeen groups often need moving between Dyce, the city-centre hotels and venues such as P&J Live, or out into Aberdeenshire for a day at the castles. We plan the pickups, the route and any waiting time, so the group simply turns up and travels together.
The Granite City has plenty to fill a group day, and Royal Deeside and the Castle Trail are less than an hour away.
Aberdeen's maritime and North Sea story, overlooking the harbour, and a good indoor visit for school groups.
A riverside park beside the Dee, home to the David Welch Winter Gardens.
Graduations and open days at King's College in Old Aberdeen bring families from far and wide.
The tiny fishing village of 'Fittie' at the harbour mouth, with quirky cottages and sea views.
The Edwardian theatre on Rosemount Viaduct, a popular evening out for groups.
The city's main street, close to most hotels and the railway station.
Cobbled streets around the university and St Machar's Cathedral.
The esplanade's restaurants and leisure venues, a short run from the centre.
Aberdeen hosts conferences, site visits and client meetings all year. We move delegates between the airport, hotels, offices and P&J Live on a schedule built around the programme.
Aberdeen's group travel is shaped by the energy industry, the harbour and the countryside around it. Offshore crews and contractors move between hotels, offices in Dyce and Altens and the heliports by the airport. Ferry passengers head for the NorthLink terminal for Orkney and Shetland, and visitors use the city as a base for Royal Deeside, the castles of Aberdeenshire and the Cairngorms.
The granite city centre has a Low Emission Zone, and the harbour, Union Square and the station sit close together, which makes the south side of the centre a natural meeting point for groups.
The railway station and the shopping centre next to it, a few minutes from the harbour.
Sailings to Kirkwall and Lerwick. Island passengers often need a transfer to the airport or a hotel on arrival.
Energy company offices, hotels and the helicopter terminals for offshore flights.
The arena and exhibition centre at Bucksburn, close to the airport.
Old Aberdeen and the Garthdee campus, busy at the start and end of term.
Towns around the city where many workers and families live.
Usually around 20 to 30 minutes from the city centre at Dyce.
Banchory, Ballater and Balmoral are around 40 minutes to an hour and a quarter west along the Dee.
The clifftop castle is around half an hour south of the city.
Distilleries around Dufftown and Aberlour are roughly an hour and a half away.
Braemar and the eastern Cairngorms are around an hour and a half away.
Dundee is around an hour and a quarter; Edinburgh is around two and a half hours.
Aberdeen's Low Emission Zone covers part of the city centre and has been enforced since 2024, so vehicles entering it must meet its standards. Mention it when your pickup is on or near Union Street.
The A90 western peripheral route makes journeys between the south of the city, the airport and the north much quicker than going through the centre. Traffic around Dyce is heaviest at shift-change times for offshore workers, early in the morning and late in the afternoon.
Concerts, the Offshore Europe exhibition and large conferences near the airport.
Home of Aberdeen FC, by the beach east of the centre.
The seafront and the old fishing village at the harbour mouth.
One of Scotland's best-known Highland games, held in early September.
Two of the castles on Deeside, popular for coach tours and school trips.
Light installations around the city centre each winter.
Offshore crew changes usually involve small groups with large kit bags, so an MPV or minibus with a big luggage area works better than a coach. Castle and whisky tours suit a minibus or small coach, as some distillery and castle car parks are tight.
For conferences at P&J Live, shuttles between city hotels and the venue are often run with a coach in the morning and evening.
Spectra brightens February, the Highland games season runs through summer with Braemar in September, and summer is the busiest time for Deeside and Cairngorms tours. Offshore Europe brings the energy industry to P&J Live in alternate Septembers, and the island ferries are busiest in the summer months.
We also pick up and drop off groups in these nearby areas.
Group transfers between Aberdeen and the closest airports.
Usually around 20 to 30 minutes, longer at offshore shift-change times when Dyce is busy.
Yes. Tell us the number of people and kit bags and the check-in time for the flight.
Yes. Share the sailing and its arrival time, and where the group is heading.
Yes. Share the places you would like to visit, and the day can be planned around opening times and journey times.
Yes. The roads around Braemar are very busy on the day, so leave early and agree a pickup point for the return.
Yes. Pickups from towns across Aberdeenshire are common.
