There are 11 ways to get from Bristol to Inverness by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
4h 2m£33–166Train via Stafford
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
11h 7m£197–520Bus
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
12h 59m£48–83Drive 519.6 mi
- Drive from Bristol to Invernesscar 519.6 mi
8h 44m£128–185Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
5h 48m£117–405Fly Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BRS - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
6h 56m£99–252Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
6h 12m£114–258Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
7h 52m£42–173Fly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
8h 1mTrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
11h 20m£222–679Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
15h 17m£56–127
Bristol to Inverness by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Inverness is to bus which costs £45 - £85 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Inverness is to fly which takes 4h 2m and costs £30 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Bristol Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Inverness via Stafford and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Bristol and Inverness is 447 miles. The road distance is 522.6 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol to Inverness without a car is to train via Stafford which takes 11h 7m and costs £190 - £550.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Bristol to Inverness, including transfers.
Bristol to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bristol to Inverness train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Inverness is to fly which takes 4h 2m and costs £30 - £170. Alternatively, you can train via Stafford, which costs £190 - £550 and takes 11h 7m, you could also bus, which costs £45 - £85 and takes 12h 59m.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Inverness, Scotland?
easyJet flies from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Inverness via Stafford and Haymarket in around 11h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–460
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £110–150
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £170–260
- 1st Class
- £400–550
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £95–140
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £160–240
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–65
- 1st Class
- £70–110
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £45–65
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17–23
- 1st Class
- £28–40
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £40–60
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–65
- 1st Class
- £70–110
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £90–130
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £90–130
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–75
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £2–3
- Sleeper Seat
- £2–4
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £28–32
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bristol to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Bristol to Inverness train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bristol to Inverness is 523 miles. It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive from Bristol to Inverness.
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