There are 12 ways to get from Ireland to Inverness by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHD - INV
4h 47m£96–239Fly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
8h 57m£46–184Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Streetbus E8
14h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Invernesscar
8h 46m£112–168Fly Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane DUB - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
7h 56m£68–216Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Streetbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
8h 20mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Streetbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
8h 48mFly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Streetbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
8h 36mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 9m£57–187Fly Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Streetbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
8h 28mTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain
14h 23mBus, bus and ferry via Merrion Square South
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Bus Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
14h 48m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Inverness is to fly and train which costs £45 - £190 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 4h 47m and costs £95 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Union Street via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 11m.
The distance between Ireland and Inverness is 285 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Inverness without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 14h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Ireland to Inverness, including transfers.
Ireland to Inverness bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Ireland to Inverness bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
There are 1213+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Ireland and Inverness, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Inverness. However, you can take the train to Belfast Grand Central, walk to Grand Central Bus Stand 20, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport Station, then take the train to Inverness. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grand Parade to Union Street via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 14h 11m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–65
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Bus Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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 Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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