There are 7 ways to get from Alnwick to Inverness by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- 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 19m£37–55Train via Edinburgh
cheapest- Take the train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Birmingham New Street - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
6h 29m£30–116Drive 237.1 mi
- Drive from Alnwick to Invernesscar 237.1 mi
4h 27m£57–83Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane NCL - INV
8h 25m£130–205Train
- Take the train from Alnmouth to Invernesstrain London Kings Cross - Inverness
6h 50m£116–176Bus via Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Take the bus from Green Batt to Railway Stationbus X18
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Railway Stationbus 253
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Shandwick Placebus X7
- Take the bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
9h 59m£38–54Train 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
7h 39m£66–261
Alnwick to Inverness by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alnwick to Inverness is to bus which costs £35 - £55 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Alnwick to Inverness is to drive which takes 4h 27m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Alnwick 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 19m.
The distance between Alnwick and Inverness is 250 miles. The road distance is 238.5 miles.
The best way to get from Alnwick to Inverness without a car is to bus which takes 6h 19m and costs £35 - £55.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Alnwick to Inverness, including transfers.
Alnwick to Inverness bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Retail Park station.
The best way to get from Alnwick to Inverness is to bus which takes 6h 19m and costs £35 - £55. Alternatively, you can train via Edinburgh, which costs £30 - £120 and takes 6h 29m.
Alnwick to Inverness bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alnwick to Inverness is 238 miles. It takes approximately 4h 27m to drive from Alnwick to Inverness.
What companies run services between Alnwick, England and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Retail Park to Bus Station Stance 3 via Edinburgh, Bus Station in around 6h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Green Batt to Inverness via Curly Lane, Alnmouth, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 6h 29m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–15
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–7
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Alnmouth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £110–170
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Alnmouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–16
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Alnmouth to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Retail Park to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
Bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1665 720955
- travelsure@travelsure.co.uk
- Website
- travelsure.co.uk
Bus from Green Batt to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7
- Website
- https://www.travelsure.co.uk/
- Daily
- £7
- Phone
- 01896 754350
- info@bordersbuses.co.uk
- Website
- bordersbuses.co.uk
Bus from Railway Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.bordersbuses.co.uk/
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- eastcoastbuses.co.uk
Bus from Railway Station to Shandwick Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://eastcoastbuses.co.uk/
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