There are 11 ways to get from Kent to Thurso by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Ashford International
best- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
15h 1m£162–239Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lenham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
10h 36m£73–231Train, bus via Ashford International
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from George Street to Union Streetbus E9
- Take the bus from Union Street to Bank of Scotlandbus E6
18h 27mDrive 677 mi
- Drive from Kent to Thursocar 677 mi
12h 24m£166–240Train
- Take the train from Lenham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
18h 45m£91–218Train, bus
- Take the train from Lenham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Inverness Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Churchbus X99
21h 14m£81–155Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
10h 46m£96–390Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
10h 14m£87–280Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Lenham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LGW - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
13h 6m£87–276Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
13h 12m£125–425Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LTN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
12h 44m£99–345
Kent to Thurso by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kent to Thurso is to train and bus which costs £80 - £160 and takes 21h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kent to Thurso is to train and fly which takes 10h 14m and costs £85 - £280.
No, there is no direct train from Kent to Thurso. However, there are services departing from Lenham and arriving at Thurso via Ashford International, King's Cross and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
The distance between Kent and Thurso is 796 miles. The road distance is 680.9 miles.
The best way to get from Kent to Thurso without a car is to train via Ashford International which takes 15h 1m and costs £160 - £240.
It takes approximately 15h 1m to get from Kent to Thurso, including transfers.
Kent to Thurso train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Ashford International station.
Kent to Thurso train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kent to Thurso is 681 miles. It takes approximately 12h 24m to drive from Kent to Thurso.
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What companies run services between Kent, England and Thurso, Scotland?
You can take a train from Lenham to Thurso via Ashford International, London St Pancras International, King's Cross, and Inverness in around 15h 1m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lenham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £121–125
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–26
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Union Street to Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Inverness Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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