There are 8 ways to get from Alnwick Castle to Inverness by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Birmingham New Street - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
5h 53m£78–194Bus via Edinburgh
cheapest- Take the bus from Retail Park to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 591
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
7h 26m£29–45Bus
- Take the bus from Retail Park to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 591
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus Uk094
6h 43m£38–83Drive 237.2 mi
- Drive from Alnwick Castle to Invernesscar 237.2 mi
4h 35m£59–85Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane NCL - INV
7h 33m£149–259Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 473
- Take the train from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Invernesstrain London Kings Cross - Inverness / ...
7h 42mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane EDI - INV
6h 26m£103–335Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane GLA - INV
7h 47m£137–326
Newcastle (NCL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alnwick Castle to Inverness is to bus via Edinburgh which costs £28 - £45 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Alnwick Castle to Inverness is to drive which takes 4h 35m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Alnwick Castle to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Retail Park and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Edinburgh, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Alnwick Castle to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Alnmouth and arriving at Inverness via Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 53m.
The distance between Alnwick Castle and Inverness is 280 miles. The road distance is 238.6 miles.
The best way to get from Alnwick Castle to Inverness without a car is to train which takes 5h 53m and costs £75 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Alnwick Castle to Inverness, including transfers.
Alnwick Castle to Inverness bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Retail Park station.
Alnwick Castle to Inverness train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Alnmouth station.
The best way to get from Alnwick Castle to Inverness is to train which takes 5h 53m and costs £75 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £85 and takes 6h 43m.
What companies run services between Alnwick Castle, England and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Alnwick Castle to Inverness via Alnmouth and Edinburgh Waverley in around 5h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Alnwick Castle to Bus Station Stance 3 via Retail Park and Edinburgh, Bus Station in around 6h 43m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Retail Park to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Retail Park to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from George Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 01668 281578
- enquiries@glenvalley.co.uk
- Website
- Glen Valley Tours
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Glen Valley Tours
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Booking & Getting There
Alnwick Castle to Inverness bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Alnwick Castle to Inverness train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alnwick Castle to Inverness is 239 miles. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Alnwick Castle to Inverness.
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