There are 11 ways to get from Oxford to Forres by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
5h 11m£91–360Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Oxford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
6h 9m£76–206Train
- Take the train from Oxford to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Forres Stationtrain
11h 36m£194–581Bus
- Take the bus from Oxford Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Forresbus
14h 59mDrive 508.2 mi
- Drive from Oxford to Forrescar 508.2 mi
8h 59m£125–180Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Forresbus
6h 16m£107–285Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Forresbus
6h 35m£105–384Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
5h 35m£88–213Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
6h 2m£78–256Train, bus via Aberdeen
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Cumming Streetbus M96
12h 52m£247–714Train, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 4 to Leys Roadbus M96
13h 14m£113–180
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oxford to Forres is to train and fly which costs £75 - £260 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Oxford to Forres is to train and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs £90 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Oxford station to Forres. However, there are services departing from Oxford Bus Station and arriving at Forres via Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Stn and Inverness Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Oxford to Forres station. However, there are services departing from Oxford and arriving at Forres Station via Stafford, Haymarket and Aberdeen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 36m.
The distance between Oxford and Forres is 542 miles. The road distance is 511.2 miles.
The best way to get from Oxford to Forres without a car is to train which takes 11h 36m and costs £190 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Oxford to Forres, including transfers.
Oxford to Forres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Oxford Bus Station.
Oxford to Forres train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Oxford station.
The best way to get from Oxford to Forres is to train which takes 11h 36m and costs £190 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 59m.
What companies run services between Oxford, England and Forres, Scotland?
You can take a train from Oxford to Forres Station via Stafford, Haymarket, and Aberdeen in around 11h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oxford Bus Station to Forres via Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Stn, and Inverness Union Street in around 14h 59m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
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 Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–460
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £45–65
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £16–20
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £45–70
Train from Oxford to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £90–130
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £110–170
Train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £55–80
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £22–35
- 1st Class
- £25–35
Train from Oxford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–60
- 1st Class
- £65–95
Train from Birmingham New Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £190–280
- 1st Class
- £430–600
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £95–140
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £160–240
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Aberdeen to Forres Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £19–26
- 1st Class
- £30–45
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £330–380
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Oxford Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- 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/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Forres
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Forres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–35
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Cumming Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 4 to Leys Road
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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Oxford to Forres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Oxford to Forres train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oxford to Forres is 511 miles. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Oxford to Forres.
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