There are 10 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 Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHD - INV
4h 56m£91–240Fly 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 54m£47–211Bus, 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 Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
14h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Invernesscar
8h 46m£117–189Fly Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane DUB - INV
5h 28m£77–207Fly 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 57m£85–226Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great 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 5m£56–213Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 7mTrain, 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 Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
15h 33m
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 - £220 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 4h 56m and costs £90 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
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 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 56m 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 1265+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Ireland and Inverness, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and British Airways fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £45–65
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17–23
- 1st Class
- £28–40
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £40–60
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–60
- 1st Class
- £70–100
- 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
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £2–3
- Sleeper Seat
- £2–4
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £28–32
- 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
- £12–18
- 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 Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- £36–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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