There are 11 ways to get from Sligo to Inverness by bus, busferry, train, car, car ferry, or plane
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Bus, bus and ferry
best- Take the bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillenbus 458
- Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15bus 261
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
15h 49mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Sligo to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Invernesscar
9h 26m£100–353Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Sligo to Dublin Connollytrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
18hBus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane NOC - INV
10h 33mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillenbus 458
- Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15bus 261
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain
16h 2mBus, bus and ferry via Inverness Union Street
- Take the bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillenbus 458
- Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15bus 261
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
16h 20mBus, bus and ferry, train via Perth
- Take the bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillenbus 458
- Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15bus 261
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
16h 52mBus, bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillenbus
- Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHD - INV
8h 40mBus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NOC - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 19mBus, bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillenbus
- Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHD - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
11h 7mBus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ulsterbus Depotbus
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LDY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
11h 6m
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sligo to Inverness is to drive and car ferry which costs £100 - £360 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sligo to Inverness is to drive and car ferry which takes 9h 26m and costs £100 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Sligo to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Sligo University Hospital and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Enniskillen Bus Station, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 49m.
The distance between Sligo and Inverness is 445 miles.
The best way to get from Sligo to Inverness without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 15h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 49m to get from Sligo to Inverness, including transfers.
Sligo to Inverness bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Sligo University Hospital station.
Sligo to Inverness bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Enniskillen station.
There are 1335+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Sligo, Ireland and Inverness, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Sligo to Inverness. However, you can take the bus to Enniskillen, take the bus to Grand Central Station Stand 15, walk to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, take the vehicle to Glasgow Buchanan, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, then take the bus to Bus Station Stance 3. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sligo to Inverness via Dublin Connolly, Belfast Great Central, Upper Queen Street, Stena Line terminus, Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Glasgow Buchanan, Glasgow Queen Street, and Perth in around 18h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- translink.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Sligo University Hospital to Enniskillen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ulsterbus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- buseireann.ie
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 15
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- translink.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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