There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Watford by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Luton Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Inverness to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane INV - LTN
- Take the bus from Black Boy PH to Watford Junction stationbus
3h 49m£37–149Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain Inverness - London Kings Cross
8h 40m£197–291Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus Ukxn10 / ...
13h 34m£68–126Drive 520.4 mi
- Drive from Inverness to Watfordcar 520.4 mi
9h 19m£128–185Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INV - LHR
4h 1m£58–301Fly 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 Clapham Junction to Watford Junctiontrain
5h 1m£58–199Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
6h 50m£105–249Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ABZ - LHR
6h 53m£96–358Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ABZ - LTN
6h 41m£56–286Bus, train
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarketbus Ember
- Take the train from Haymarket to Watford Junctiontrain Edinburgh - London Euston
10h 40m£146–232Train via Watford High Street
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain Inverness - London Euston
11h 54m£147–206
Inverness to Watford by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Watford is to train and fly and bus which costs £35 - £150 and takes 3h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Watford is to train and fly and bus which takes 3h 49m and costs £35 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Watford. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at King Street via Edinburgh, Bus Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Edgware Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Watford. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Watford Junction via London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Inverness and Watford is 447 miles. The road distance is 523.5 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness to Watford without a car is to train which takes 8h 40m and costs £190 - £300.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Inverness to Watford, including transfers.
Inverness to Watford bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Watford train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Watford is to train which takes 8h 40m and costs £190 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £130 and takes 13h 34m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Watford, England?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Inverness to King's Cross once daily. Tickets cost £190–270 and the journey takes 8h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to King Street via Edinburgh, Bus Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre, and Edgware Station in around 13h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–330
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–280
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Clapham Junction to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Black Boy PH to Watford Junction station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- 01707 255764
- unobus@herts.ac.uk
- Website
- Uno
Bus from Black Boy PH to Watford Junction station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Uno
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
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Booking & Getting There
Inverness to Watford bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Inverness to Watford train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Inverness to Watford is 523 miles. It takes approximately 9h 19m to drive from Inverness to Watford.
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