There are 12 ways to get from Caen to Inverness by train (Eurostar), car ferry, train, bus, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-LazareK2+
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
14h 19m£184–542Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)CDG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
11h 42m£90–256Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the bus from George Street to Union StreetE9
22h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from George Street to Union StreetE9
24h 30mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Inverness
16h 17m£160–463Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London Euston to Inverness
22h 26m£118–437Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Caen to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Inverness
14h 11mTrain to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)CDG - INV
9h 40m£127–263Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CDG - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
11h 12mTrain, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Le Mans
- Take the train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)RNS - INV
11h 53m£143–569Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LHR - INV
9h 37m£153–642Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LGW - INV
9h 49m£135–459
Caen to Inverness by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Inverness is to train and fly which costs £90 - £260 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 9h 37m and costs £150 - £650.
No, there is no direct bus from Caen station to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Caen - Bus Station and arriving at Union Street via Paris, Calais, London Victoria and George Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Inverness via Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 19m.
The distance between Caen and Inverness is 1011 miles.
The best way to get from Caen to Inverness without a car is to train which takes 14h 19m and costs £180 - £550.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Caen to Inverness, including transfers.
Caen to Inverness bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Caen - Bus Station.
Caen to Inverness train services, operated by Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), depart from Caen station.
The best way to get from Caen to Inverness is to train which takes 14h 19m and costs £180 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 24h 30m.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a train from Caen to Inverness via Paris Saint-Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 14h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caen - Bus Station to Union Street via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Calais, London Victoria, Edinburgh, Bus Station, and George Street in around 24h 30m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–250
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–75
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–250
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More Questions & Answers
Caen to Inverness bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Inverness is 1h behind Caen. It is currently 12:21 PM in Caen and 11:21 AM in Inverness.
Caen to Inverness train services, operated by Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), arrive at Paris Saint-Lazare station.
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