There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Annecy by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane INV - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
8h 9m€118–260Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
9h 42m€94–306Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Annecytrain Tgv
16h 14m€433–711Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
31h 24m€129–240Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Annecycar
19hFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane INV - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
9h 23m€134–276Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ABZ - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
9h 9m€121–374Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane GLA - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
9h 43m€127–377Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Albertvilletrain
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus Y51
22h 57m€283–564Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Annecycar
20h 5m€285–469
Inverness to Annecy by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Annecy is to train and bus and fly which costs €90 - €310 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Annecy is to fly and bus which takes 8h 9m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Annecy station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Annecy - Bus Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Annecy. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Annecy via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
The distance between Inverness and Annecy is 1492 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Annecy without a car is to train which takes 16h 14m and costs €430 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Inverness to Annecy, including transfers.
Inverness to Annecy bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Annecy train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Annecy is to train which takes 16h 14m and costs €430 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €240 and takes 31h 24m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Annecy, France?
You can take a train from Inverness to Annecy via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 16h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Annecy - Bus Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 31h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Annecy bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Annecy is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 2:53 PM in Inverness and 3:53 PM in Annecy.
Inverness to Annecy train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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