There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Cheltenham by plane, train, bus, night train or car
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Fly Inverness to Bristol, train • 4h 35m
£63 - £452
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Bus • 13h 45m
£47 - £64
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Fly Inverness to Birmingham, train • 4h 27m
£97 - £815
Train to Aberdeen, fly to Birmingham, train • 6h 13m
£115 - £514
Fly Inverness to London Heathrow, train • 5h 59m
£83 - £795
Fly Inverness to London Luton, train • 7h 1m
£91 - £628
Fly Inverness to Manchester, train • 6h 26m
£129 - £542
Train via Wolverhampton • 9h 20m
£157 - £759
Train • 9h 57m
£183 - £580
Night train, train • 11h 37m
£94 - £223
Drive • 8h 10m
£70 - £110
Inverness to Cheltenham by trains
The train journey time between Inverness and Cheltenham is around 10h 47m and covers a distance of around 511 miles. The fastest train normally takes 8h 24m. Operated by ScotRail, LNER, Avanti West Coast and others, the Inverness to Cheltenham train service departs from Inverness and arrives in Cheltenham Spa. Typically 33 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Train route overview
First and last trains
The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
Inverness to Cheltenham train schedules
Trains departing Sunday, June 13, 2021
Trains departing Monday, June 14, 2021
Trains departing Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Trains departing Wednesday, June 16, 2021
ScotRail
ScotRail
LNER
Avanti West Coast
Avanti West Coast
Avanti West Coast
CrossCountry
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Cheltenham is to bus which costs £45 - £65 and takes 13h 45m.
The quickest way to get from Inverness to Cheltenham is to fly and train which costs £95 - £850 and takes 4h 27m.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Cheltenham. However, there are services departing from Inverness, Bus Station and arriving at Cheltenham via Glasgow and Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Cheltenham. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Cheltenham Spa via Haymarket, Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
The distance between Inverness and Cheltenham is 397 miles. The road distance is 484.3 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness to Cheltenham without a car is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 9h 20m and costs £150 - £800.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Inverness to Cheltenham, including transfers.
Inverness to Cheltenham bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink, depart from Inverness, Bus Station.
Inverness to Cheltenham train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Cheltenham is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 9h 20m and costs £150 - £800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £65 and takes 13h 45m.
- Distance: 397.1 miles
- Duration: 4h 35m
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Cheltenham, England?
You can take a train from Inverness to Cheltenham via Haymarket, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham New Street in around 9h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Inverness to Cheltenham via Glasgow and Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth in around 13h 45m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90 - £240
Flights from Aberdeen to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100 - £320
Flights from Inverness to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90 - £490
Flights from Inverness to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £230
Flights from Inverness to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £170
Flights from Inverness to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Aberdeen to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90 - £490
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £120
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £30 - £40
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £80 - £120
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £120
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £30 - £40
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £80 - £120
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £150
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £45 - £55
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £100 - £150
Train from Edinburgh to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £160 - £390
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £160 - £200
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £280 - £390
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- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17 - £22
- Website
- Great Western Railway
- Anytime Day
- £17 - £22
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £30 - £40
Train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40 - £55
- Website
- Great Western Railway
- Anytime Day
- £40 - £55
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £75 - £100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Dyce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21 - £65
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £21 - £35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50 - £65
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £110
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £85 - £110
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £110
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £85 - £110
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23 - £85
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £23 - £35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £60 - £85
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30 - £110
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80 - £110
Train from Haymarket to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100 - £360
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £100 - £140
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £270 - £360
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23 - £27
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- £6 - £9
- Anytime Day Single
- £23 - £27
Train from Crewe to Smethwick Galton Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18 - £21
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- £5 - £8
- Anytime Day Single
- £18 - £21
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- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22 - £190
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £22 - £35
- Anytime Day Single
- £85 - £120
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £130 - £190
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22 - £190
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £22 - £35
- Anytime Day Single
- £85 - £120
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £130 - £190
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Night train from Inverness to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45 - £50
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £45 - £50
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £220 - £250
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £150 - £200
- Website
- tfw.gov.wales
Train from Crewe to Smethwick Galton Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28 - £40
- Website
- tfw.wales
- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Inverness, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Glasgow to Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11 - £15
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth to Cheltenham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5 - £7
- Website
- National Express
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The quickest flight from Inverness Airport to Bristol Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 20m.
Inverness to Cheltenham bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Cheltenham station.
Inverness to Cheltenham train services, operated by CrossCountry, arrive at Cheltenham Spa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Inverness to Cheltenham is 484 miles. It takes approximately 8h 10m to drive from Inverness to Cheltenham.
easyJet offers flights from Inverness Airport to Bristol Airport.
Book your Inverness to Cheltenham train tickets online with Omio.
There are 317+ hotels available in Cheltenham. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Inverness to Inverness Airport is to bus which takes 31 min and costs £3 - £5.