There are 3 ways to get from Sumburgh to Inverness by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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 Lerwick (LSI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LSI - INV
3h 8m£143–342Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LSI - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
4h 59m£138–421Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Hotel Rd End to Shetland Hotelbus 6E
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
17h 15m
Lerwick (LSI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumburgh to Inverness is to fly which costs £140 - £350 and takes 3h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Sumburgh to Inverness is to fly which takes 3h 8m and costs £140 - £350.
The distance between Sumburgh and Inverness is 199 miles.
The best way to get from Sumburgh to Inverness without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 17h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Sumburgh to Inverness, including transfers.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Sumburgh, Scotland and Inverness, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Lerwick (LSI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 6 times a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–330
Flights from Lerwick to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Lerwick to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
- 1st Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Hotel Rd End to Shetland Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
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