There are 11 ways to get from Thurso to Bournemouth by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
15h 39m£296–497Bus via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 160
21h 57m£63–174Bus
- Take the bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Stationbus 035
20h 19m£76–158Drive 684.5 mi
- Drive from Thurso to Bournemouthcar 684.5 mi
12h 26m£167–240Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INV - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouthtrain
10h 37m£144–515Train
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouthtrain
18h 4m£184–394Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
10h 42m£133–330Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane INV - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
10h 48m£121–323Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INV - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
11h 1m£126–380Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ABZ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouthtrain
13h 17m£184–564Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ABZ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
13h 41m£187–449
Thurso to Bournemouth by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Bournemouth is to bus which costs £75 - £160 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Bournemouth is to train and fly which takes 10h 37m and costs £140 - £550.
No, there is no direct bus from Thurso to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland and arriving at Bournemouth Station via Bus Station Stance 3, Edinburgh, Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Thurso to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Thurso and arriving at Bournemouth via Inverness, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 39m.
The distance between Thurso and Bournemouth is 840 miles. The road distance is 688.5 miles.
The best way to get from Thurso to Bournemouth without a car is to train via London which takes 15h 39m and costs £290 - £500.
It takes approximately 15h 39m to get from Thurso to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Thurso to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland station.
Thurso to Bournemouth train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Thurso station.
The best way to get from Thurso to Bournemouth is to train via London which takes 15h 39m and costs £290 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £160 and takes 20h 19m.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a train from Thurso to Bournemouth via Inverness, London Kings Cross, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 15h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Bournemouth Station via Inverness Union Street, Bus Station Stance 3, Edinburgh, Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 20h 19m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–50
- 1st Class
- £60–85
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–35
- 1st Class
- £35–55
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £210–300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £210–300
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–65
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £13–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55–80
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–60
- 1st Class
- £70–100
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £75–110
- 1st Class
- £150–220
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £23–35
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £330–380
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £12–18
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £19–26
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–40
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Thurso to Bournemouth bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Inverness Union Street station.
Thurso to Bournemouth train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Inverness station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thurso to Bournemouth is 689 miles. It takes approximately 12h 26m to drive from Thurso to Bournemouth.
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