There are 12 ways to get from Rugby to Inverness 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 Rugby to Watford Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
5h 28m£69–352Train, bus to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Central station to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
5h 38m£43–165Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Rugby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
9h 30m£163–308Bus
- Take the bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus Uk093
13h 4m£65–117Drive 456.5 mi
- Drive from Rugby to Invernesscar 456.5 mi
8h 20m£113–164Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHX - INV
4h 26m£60–224Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
5h 17m£125–276Fly Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
6h 55m£105–314Fly Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
7h 47m£68–197Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
6h 59m£84–223Train
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Invernesstrain London Euston - Inverness
11h 16m£114–171Train, bus
- Take the train from Tamworth High Level to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
14h 25m£159–248
Rugby to Inverness by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rugby to Inverness is to bus which costs £65 - £120 and takes 13h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Rugby to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs £55 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Rugby to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Northcote Road and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Cross Cheaping, Millennium Point and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Rugby to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Rugby and arriving at Inverness via Crewe and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
The distance between Rugby and Inverness is 543 miles. The road distance is 459.1 miles.
The best way to get from Rugby to Inverness without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 9h 30m and costs £160 - £310.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Rugby to Inverness, including transfers.
Rugby to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Millennium Point station.
Rugby to Inverness train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Rugby station.
The best way to get from Rugby to Inverness is to train via Edinburgh which takes 9h 30m and costs £160 - £310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £120 and takes 13h 4m.
What companies run services between Rugby, England and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rugby to Inverness via Crewe and Haymarket in around 9h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Northcote Road to Bus Station Stance 3 via Transport Museum, Cross Cheaping, Dale House, Millennium Point, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 13h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Rugby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- 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 Nuneaton to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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 Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- 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 Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Tamworth High Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Central station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Central station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from George Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
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Booking & Getting There
Rugby to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Rugby to Inverness train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rugby to Inverness is 459 miles. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Rugby to Inverness.
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