There are 7 ways to get from Castletown to Thurso by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or car
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Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane IOM - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
9h 8m£108–238Fly to Wick
cheapest- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Wick (WIC)plane IOM - WIC
19h 52m£60–265Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Take the train from Lancaster to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
18h 4m£85–291Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Take the bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Churchbus X99
18h 39m£85–190Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Drive from Heysham to Thursocar
11h 48m£111–217Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane IOM - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
12h 3m£89–357Car ferry, bus via Lancaster
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Churchbus X99
20h 24m£64–206
Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castletown to Thurso is to car ferry and bus which costs £85 - £190 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Castletown to Thurso is to fly and train which takes 9h 8m and costs £100 - £240.
The distance between Castletown and Thurso is 400 miles.
The best way to get from Castletown to Thurso without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 18h 4m and costs £85 - £300.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Castletown to Thurso, including transfers.
There are 101+ hotels available in Thurso.
What companies run services between Castletown, Isle of Man and Thurso, Scotland?
easyJet, World Ticket, and two other airlines fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Wick (WIC) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick via London Gatwick, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick via Manchester, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick via Birmingham, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick via London Luton, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick via Bristol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- 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
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–67
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Standard fare
- £67
- Foot Passenger
- £33
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