There are 3 ways to get from Caithness to Thurso by taxi, plane, train, or bus
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Taxi, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Caithness to St. John Airport (YSJ)taxi
- Fly from St. John Airport (YSJ) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane YSJ - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
30h£356–1,108Taxi, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Caithness to St. John Airport (YSJ)taxi
- Fly from St. John Airport (YSJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YSJ - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
22h 39m£302–905Taxi, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Caithness to St. John Airport (YSJ)taxi
- Fly from St. John Airport (YSJ) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane YSJ - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
24h 55m£372–1,091
St. John Airport (YSJ) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caithness to Thurso is to taxi and fly and bus and train which costs £300 - £950 and takes 22h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Caithness to Thurso is to taxi and fly and bus and train which takes 22h 39m and costs £300 - £950.
The distance between Caithness and Thurso is 2918 miles.
It takes approximately 30h to get from Caithness to Thurso, including transfers.
Thurso is 3h ahead of Caithness. It is currently 6:45 PM in Caithness and 9:45 PM in Thurso.
There are 88+ hotels available in Thurso.
What companies run services between Caithness, NB, Canada and Thurso, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Caithness to Thurso. However, you can take the taxi to St. John Airport (YSJ) airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport Station, take the train to Inverness, then take the train to Thurso. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to St. John Airport (YSJ) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, take the bus to Perth station, walk to Perth, take the train to Inverness, then take the train to Thurso.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from St. John Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Toronto, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from St. John Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Halifax, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
Flights from St. John Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montreal, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from St. John Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Toronto, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from St. John Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montreal, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from St. John Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montreal, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from St. John Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from St. John Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from St. John Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Toronto, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–1,100
Flights from St. John Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montreal, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from St. John Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Toronto, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from St. John Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- £65–80
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