There are 12 ways to get from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INV - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spatrain
4h 18m£42–183Train via Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
9h 23m£127–360Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M10
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Lordswood Rd to Arle Court Transport Hubbus 100 / ...
12h 35m£57–124Drive 481.8 mi
- Drive from Inverness to Cheltenham Spacar 481.8 mi
8h 8m£118–171Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INV - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
6h 9m£102–465Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
6h 5m£102–331Fly 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 Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cheltenham Spatrain
7h 26m£79–290Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
7h 10m£97–279Fly 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 Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
6h 44m£94–327Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
7h 58mTrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Inverness - Edinburgh
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cheltenham Spatrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
10h 3m£58–310Train #2
- Take the train from Inverness to Stechfordtrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bristol Temple Meads / ...
10h 59m£82–133
Inverness to Cheltenham Spa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa is to bus which costs £55 - £130 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa is to fly and train which takes 4h 18m and costs £40 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Cheltenham Spa. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Glencairn Park Road via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall St, Lordswood Rd and Arle Court Transport Hub. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa. 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 23m.
The distance between Inverness and Cheltenham Spa is 492 miles. The road distance is 484.6 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa without a car is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 9h 23m and costs £120 - £360.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa, including transfers.
Inverness to Cheltenham Spa bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Cheltenham Spa train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 9h 23m and costs £120 - £360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £130 and takes 12h 35m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Cheltenham Spa, England?
You can take a train from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa via Haymarket, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham New Street in around 9h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Cheltenham Spa via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall St, Lordswood Rd, Arle Court Transport Hub, and Glencairn Park Road in around 12h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- 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
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £100–150
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £170–250
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- £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 Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Inverness to Stechford
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Lordswood Rd to Arle Court Transport Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Cheltenham Spa bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Cheltenham Spa is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 3:16 PM in Inverness and 4:16 PM in Cheltenham Spa.
Inverness to Cheltenham Spa train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Inverness to Cheltenham Spa is 485 miles. It takes approximately 8h 8m to drive from Inverness to Cheltenham Spa.
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