There are 6 ways to get from Inverness to Prestwick by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk093
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Saunterne Roadbus X77k / ...
4h 52m£41–73Bus via Inverness Union Street
cheapest- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus Ember
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gardiner Streetbus 4
5h 48m£26–36Train
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Towntrain
5h 1m£76–178Drive 193.5 mi
- Drive from Inverness to Prestwickcar 193.5 mi
3h 40m£48–69Fly, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane INV - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Prestwick Towntrain
5h 17m£99–219Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Inverness - Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gardiner Streetbus 4
6h 7m£86–154
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Prestwick is to bus via Inverness Union Street which costs £25 - £40 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Prestwick is to drive which takes 3h 40m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Prestwick. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Saunterne Road via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 52m.
The distance between Inverness and Prestwick is 204 miles. The road distance is 194.7 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness to Prestwick without a car is to bus which takes 4h 52m and costs £40 - £75.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Inverness to Prestwick, including transfers.
Inverness to Prestwick bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
The best way to get from Inverness to Prestwick is to bus which takes 4h 52m and costs £40 - £75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £75 - £180 and takes 5h 1m.
Inverness to Prestwick bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Inverness to Prestwick is 195 miles. It takes approximately 3h 40m to drive from Inverness to Prestwick.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Prestwick, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Saunterne Road via Buchanan Bus Station in around 4h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Prestwick Town via Perth, Glasgow Queen Street, West George Street, Central Station, and Glasgow Central in around 5h 1m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- 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
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Saunterne Road
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gardiner Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- 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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