A motor bus service has been set up in Portmahomack to travel to Tain, it leaves Portmahomack at 7.00am and calls at Hilton and Balintore before arriving at Fearn station to connect with the North and South bound trains and then on to Tain. It’s return journey from Tain stops at Fearn station to pick up passengers arriving on the mail train from the South and then on to Balintore and Hilton and home to Portmahomack. There is also a motor bus at 5.30pm from Tain following the same route, the service is well used.