There are 9 ways to get from Inverness to Castletown by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane INV - IOM
7h 6m$168–335Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Inverness to Heyshamcar
- Take the car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
9h 38m$118–241Train, car ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Lancastertrain
- Take the car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
12h 4m$198–459Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Lancastertrain
- Take the car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
12h 32m$140–291Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
17h 7m$125–266Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane EDI - IOM
6h 46m$163–442Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane ABZ - IOM
8h 55m$230–528Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Lancastertrain
- Take the car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
13h 8m$172–359Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
14h 9m$213–436
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Castletown is to drive and car ferry which costs $110 - $250 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Castletown is to train and bus and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $160 - $450.
The distance between Inverness and Castletown is 402 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Castletown without a car is to train and car ferry via Edinburgh which takes 12h 4m and costs $190 - $460.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Inverness to Castletown, including transfers.
There are 137+ hotels available in Castletown.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Castletown, Isle of Man?
British Airways, Loganair, and easyJet fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–290
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–290
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $40–80
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Airport to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- IOM.Reservations@steam-packet.com
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–89
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Standard fare
- $89
- Foot Passenger
- $44
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
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