There are 5 ways to get from Inverness to Tain by bus, train, taxi 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.
Recommended option
Bus • 50 min
$5 - $8
4 alternative options
Train • 1 h 12 min
$13 - $18
Bus via Invergordon, Camerons Garden Centre (Cameron's Garden Centre) • 1 h 34 min
$6 - $9
Taxi • 39 min
$90 - $110
Drive • 39 min
$7 - $11
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Tain is to bus which costs £4 - £6 and takes 50 min.
The quickest way to get from Inverness to Tain is to taxi which takes 39 min and costs £65 - £85.
The distance between Inverness and Tain is 38 km. The road distance is 53 km.
The bus from Inverness, Bus Station to Tain, Post Office takes 50 min including transfers and departs four times a day.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Inverness, Bus Station and arriving at Tain, Post Office. Services depart four times a day, and operate Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 50 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Inverness and arriving at Tain. Services depart every four hours. The journey takes approximately 1 h 12 min.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Tain, Scotland?
Stagecoach UK operates a bus from Inverness to Tain 4 times a day. Tickets cost $5 - $8 and the journey takes 50 min. Alternatively, ScotRail operates a train from Inverness to Tain every 4 hours. Tickets cost $13 - $18 and the journey takes 1 h 12 min.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Tain
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13 - $18
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $9 - $13
- Anytime Day Single
- $13 - $18
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Inverness, Bus Station to Tain, Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Inverness, Bus Station to Invergordon, Camerons Garden Centre (Cameron's Garden Centre)
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Invergordon, Camerons Garden Centre (Cameron's Garden Centre) to Tain, Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- stagecoachbus.com
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- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $90 - $110
Inverness Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1463 222222
- Website
- inverness-taxis.com
Inverness Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1463 264064
- Website
- inverness-airport-taxi.co.uk
City Taxis Inverness LTD
- Phone
- +44 1463 222555
- Website
- citytaxisinverness.co.uk
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