There are 5 ways to get from Inverness to Cowal by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive via Perth
best- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gourocktrain
- Drive from Gourock to Cowalcar
7h 20m£60–163Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to War Memorialbus 926
- Drive from War Memorial to Cowalcar
8h 12m£27–87Bus, drive via McInroys Point
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to McInroys Pointbus 901
- Drive from McInroys Point to Cowalcar
7h 55m£36–74Drive 176.1 mi
- Drive from Inverness to Cowalcar 176.1 mi
4h£43–62Train, drive
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Inverness - Glasgow Queen Street
- Drive from Naval Base to Cowalcar
7h 34m£46–93
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Cowal is to drive which costs £40 - £65 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Cowal is to drive which takes 4h and costs £40 - £65.
The distance between Inverness and Cowal is 294 miles. The road distance is 177.2 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Inverness to Cowal, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Inverness to Cowal is 177 miles. It takes approximately 4h to drive from Inverness to Cowal.
There are 885+ hotels available in Cowal.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Cowal, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Inverness to Cowal. However, you can take the train to Perth, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Central, take the train to Gourock, then drive to Cowal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Cowal via Buchanan Bus Station and McInroys Point in around 7h 55m.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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 Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Gourock
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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 Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–18
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to War Memorial
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- enquiries@mcgillsbuses.co.uk
- Website
- mcgillsbuses.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to McInroys Point
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/
- 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
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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