A special train has been laid on to take the Red Army to the Betfred Cup final.

Scotrail have confirmed there will be a ‘Dons Express’ for fans to use to get to Hampden for Aberdeen’s showdown with Celtic on Sunday, November 27.

Dons fans have been advised to book early if they want a seat.

Jacqueline Taggart, ScotRail’s customer experience director said: “We expect demand for tickets on the ‘Dons Express’ to be high.”

The special will depart Aberdeen at 10.05 am and arrive in Glasgow at 12.32 pm, well ahead of the 3 pm kick-off.

Return tickets cost £43 for adults and £16 for children.

The ticket cost also covers fans’ additional travel by ScotRail train from Glasgow Central Station to Mount Florida.

For the return journey, the train departs Glasgow Queen Street at 6.45 pm arriving back to Aberdeen at 9.19 pm.

Tickets for the ‘Dons Express’ can be bought in Aberdeen Station Travel Shop from Thursday.