There are 5 ways to get from Tain to Inver by train, bus, car ferry, car, busferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, Bus, car ferry, drive
best- Take the train from Tain to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Take the bus from Antrim Buscentre to Cookstown Dublin Exp Stopbus
- Drive from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Invercar
16h 53m€185–303Train, bus and ferry, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Tain to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Antrim Buscentre to Cookstown Bus Stationbus 110
- Drive from Cookstown Bus Station to Invercar
17h 50m€133–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tain to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Invercar
9h 45m€139–425Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Tain to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane INV - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegalbus
11h 41m€163–394Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tain to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane GLA - LDY
- Take the bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegalbus
12h 58m€215–442
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tain to Inver is to train and bus and ferry and bus and drive which costs €130 - €220 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Tain to Inver is to drive and car ferry which takes 9h 45m and costs €130 - €430.
The distance between Tain and Inver is 762 km.
It takes approximately 16h 53m to get from Tain to Inver, including transfers.
There are 343+ hotels available in Inver.
What companies run services between Tain, Scotland and Inver, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Tain to Inver. However, you can take the train to Inverness, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Buchanan, take the bus to Cairnryan Stena Terminal, walk to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, take the taxi to York Street, take the train to Antrim, walk to Antrim Buscentre, take the bus to Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop, then drive to Inver. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tain to Inver via Inverness, Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Bridge Street, Antrim Buscentre, and Cookstown Bus Station in around 17h 50m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Tain to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Tain to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Tain to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Tain to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Antrim Buscentre to Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Antrim Buscentre to Cookstown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–43
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €43
- Car Passenger
- €176
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