Deeside A2B
Deeside A2B is a council operated minibus service providing travel for shopping or other local services or facilities. The service is free to use and is available for people that have difficulty walking, people with other disabilities or residents who don’t live near a regular bus route.
You must book your journey on this door-to-door service.
Areas covered
The dial-a-bus service covers:
- Banchory
- Crathes
- Drumoak
- Durris
- Dunecht
- Durris
- Echt
- Garlogie
- Inchmarlo retirement village
Operating times
The service operates Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Inchmarlo - Banchory
| Stop | Tuesday and Friday |
| Inchmarlo retirement village | 1000 |
| Banchory | 1015 |
| Stop | Tuesday and Friday |
| Banchory | 1130 |
| Inchmarlo retirement village | 1210 |
Dunecht - Banchory
| Stop | Thursday |
| Dunecht | 1030 |
| Echt | 1040 |
| Garlogie | 1045 |
| Banchory | 1110 |
| Stop | Thursday |
| Banchory | 1310 |
| Garlogie | 1335 |
| Echt | 1340 |
| Dunecht | 1350 |
Durris - Banchory
| Stop | Wednesday |
| Durris | 0945 |
| Drumoak | 1000 |
| Crathes | 1015 |
| Banchory | 1025 |
| Stop | Wednesday |
| Banchory | 1130 |
| Crathes | 1140 |
| Drumoak | 1155 |
| Durris | 1210 |
How to book
You can book up to 7 days before travel or 14 days for health-related trips, but no later than the day before travel. To make a booking please email a2bdialabus@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or call the A2B dial-a-bus hotline on 01467 535 333 (option 1). The booking line is open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:30pm.
View A2B dial-a-bus privacy notice (PDF 146KB).
Contact
For any queries, or to request an information leaflet including the operating days and times, please email a2bdialabus@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or call the A2B dial-a-bus hotline on 01467 535 333 (option 3). The general enquiries line is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.