There are 10 ways to get from Doolin to Inverness by bus, plane, busferry, car, car ferry, train, or taxi
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Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Take the bus from Doolin to Ennis Stationbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane SNN - INV
10h 20m£89–221Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Doolin to Ennis Stationbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SNN - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
11h 5m£74–278Bus, bus and ferry via Galway
- Take the bus from Doolin to Galway Ceannt Stationbus 350
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11bus 760 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
18h 41mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Doolin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Invernesscar
11h 36m£115–201Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the bus from Doolin to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane DUB - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
11h 48m£124–257Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Doolin to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
12h 45m£104–285Bus, train, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the bus from Doolin to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHD - INV
14h£132–262Taxi, bus, car ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Doolin to ATU Galwaytaxi
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Clones Diamondbus
- Take the bus from Main Street to Ulster University Belfastbus
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
18h 58mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Doolin to Ennis Bóthar na Trócairebus 350
- Take the bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
20h 6mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Doolin to Galway Ceannt Stationbus 350
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Cavan Bus Stationbus 65
- Take the bus from Cavan Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 14bus 270
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain
21h 15m
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Doolin to Inverness is to bus and fly which costs £85 - £230 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Doolin to Inverness is to bus and fly which takes 10h 20m and costs £85 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Doolin to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Doolin and arriving at Inverness Union Street via Galway Coach Station, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 41m.
The distance between Doolin and Inverness is 443 miles.
The best way to get from Doolin to Inverness without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Galway which takes 18h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Doolin to Inverness, including transfers.
Doolin to Inverness bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Doolin station.
Doolin to Inverness bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Galway Ceannt Station.
There are 1382+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Doolin, Ireland and Inverness, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Doolin to Inverness. However, you can take the bus to Ennis Station, take the line 51 bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport, then take the train to Inverness. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Doolin to Inverness Union Street via Galway Ceannt Station, Galway Coach Station, Dublin Airport Zone 11, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Stn in around 18h 41m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- 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 Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- 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
- £30–50
- 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
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £15–22
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Doolin to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Doolin to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Doolin to Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Cavan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Main Street to Ulster University Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Cavan Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 14
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- 01484420000
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from ATU Galway to Clones Diamond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- £85–110
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