There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Inverness by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MEL - INV
31h 25m£387–1,121Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MEL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
32h£422–1,191Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
31h 30m£517–1,049Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MEL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
31h 54m£557–888Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Invernesstrain
32h 56m£573–1,669Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
34h 46m£579–1,094
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Inverness is to fly and train which costs £550 - £900 and takes 31h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Inverness is to fly which takes 31h 25m and costs £380 - £1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Inverness is 10556 miles.
It takes approximately 31h 25m to get from Melbourne to Inverness, including transfers.
Inverness is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:47 PM in Melbourne and 9:47 AM in Inverness.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Inverness, Scotland?
Qatar Airways, Loganair, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,100
- Website
- aisairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Manchester Airport to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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