There are 10 ways to get from Runcorn to Inverness by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Liverpool to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LPL - INV
5h 23m£80–228Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
12h£39–66Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
9h 4m£143–309Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Centraltrain Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
10h 31m£99–167Drive 366.5 mi
- Drive from Runcorn to Invernesscar 366.5 mi
6h 23m£91–131Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the train from Runcorn to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport Station to Invernesstrain
5h 22m£95–235Train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Runcorn to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
6h 22m£81–183Fly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
8h 6m£126–288Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
8h 10m£149–332Train
- Take the train from Huyton to Prestontrain Liverpool Lime Street - Blackpool North / ...
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain London Euston - Inverness
11h 23m£89–154
Runcorn to Inverness by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Runcorn to Inverness is to bus which costs £35 - £70 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Runcorn to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 5h 22m and costs £95 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Runcorn to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Runcorn High Street- Stand C and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Warrington Bus Interchange Stand N, Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Runcorn to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Runcorn and arriving at Inverness via Crewe and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 4m.
The distance between Runcorn and Inverness is 315 miles. The road distance is 368.6 miles.
The best way to get from Runcorn to Inverness without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 9h 4m and costs £140 - £310.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Runcorn to Inverness, including transfers.
Runcorn to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Runcorn to Inverness train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Crewe station.
The best way to get from Runcorn to Inverness is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs £75 - £230. Alternatively, you can train via Edinburgh, which costs £140 - £310 and takes 9h 4m, you could also bus, which costs £35 - £70 and takes 12h.
What companies run services between Runcorn, England and Inverness, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Runcorn to Inverness via Crewe and Haymarket in around 9h 4m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness Airport Station to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Runcorn to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Huyton to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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/
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More Questions & Answers
Runcorn to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Runcorn to Inverness train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Runcorn to Inverness is 369 miles. It takes approximately 6h 23m to drive from Runcorn to Inverness.
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