There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Bournemouth by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain Inverness - London Kings Cross
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain London Waterloo - Weymouth / ...
10h 46m£205–350Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INV - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
5h 49m£66–284Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 035
16h 27m£76–257Drive 579 mi
- Drive from Inverness to Bournemouthcar 579 mi
10h 15m£142–205Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane INV - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
8h 15m£117–289Train
- Take the train from Inverness to Birmingham Internationaltrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouthtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
13h 35m£205–346Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 160
17h 36m£102–238Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
6h 4m£95–256Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane INV - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
6h 13m£86–238Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INV - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
6h 38m£89–260Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
7h 43m£107–335
Inverness to Bournemouth by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Bournemouth is to bus which costs £75 - £260 and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Bournemouth is to fly and bus which takes 5h 49m and costs £65 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Bournemouth Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 27m.
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 46m.
The distance between Inverness and Bournemouth is 690 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 46m and costs £200 - £350.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Inverness to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Inverness to Bournemouth bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
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 46m and costs £200 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £260 and takes 16h 27m.
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 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bournemouth Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 16h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
- 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
- £160–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Bournemouth bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, 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 15m to drive from Inverness to Bournemouth.
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