There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Bournemouth by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)INV - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
5h 17m£60–329Bus via Perth
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Park and Ride
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Take the bus from Green Line Coach Station to Bournemouth Station
18h 28m£50–135Train via London
- Take the train from Inverness to King's CrossInverness - London Kings Cross
- Take the train from London Waterloo to BournemouthLondon Waterloo - Weymouth / ...
10h 45m£143–192Bus
- Take the bus from Union Street to Buchanan Bus StationE8
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station838
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station035 / ...
14h 26mDrive 579 mi
- Drive from Inverness to Bournemouth579 mi
10h 7m£141–204Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
5h 53m£77–233Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)INV - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
5h 58m£70–202Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
7h 7mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)INV - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
6h 23m£60–291Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
7h 41m£70–307Train
- Take the train from Inverness to Birmingham InternationalInverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Birmingham International to BournemouthManchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
13h 20m£145–308
Inverness to Bournemouth by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Bournemouth is to bus via Perth which costs £50 - £140 and takes 18h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Bournemouth is to fly and bus which takes 5h 17m and costs £60 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Union Street and arriving at Bournemouth Station via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Bournemouth via Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
The distance between Inverness and Bournemouth is 548 miles. The road distance is 582.3 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness to Bournemouth without a car is to train via London which takes 10h 45m and costs £140 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Inverness to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Inverness to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Union Street station.
Inverness to Bournemouth train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Bournemouth is to train via London which takes 10h 45m and costs £140 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 26m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a train from Inverness to Bournemouth via London Kings Cross, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 10h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Union Street to Bournemouth Station via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 14h 26m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- 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
- £121–125
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–15
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–31
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once 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
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once 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
Train from Inverness to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £330–380
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £75–110
- 1st Class
- £150–220
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Green Line Coach Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Inverness to Bournemouth train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Inverness to Bournemouth is 582 miles. It takes approximately 10h 7m to drive from Inverness to Bournemouth.
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