There are 4 ways to get from Thurso to Caithness by train, bus, plane, taxi, or car
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 to Edinburgh Airport, fly to St. John Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane EDI - YSJ
- Take the taxi from St. John Airport (YSJ) to Caithnesstaxi
22h 32m$725–2,155Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Fredericton International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fredericton International Airport (YFC)plane EDI - YFC
- Drive from Fredericton-Airport-YFC to Caithnesscar
23h 9m$576–1,840Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to St. John Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane INV - YSJ
- Take the taxi from St. John Airport (YSJ) to Caithnesstaxi
21h 18m$751–2,282Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane EDI - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport to Moncton, NBbus
- Take the bus from Moncton, NB to Saint John, NBbus
- Take the taxi from Saint John, NB to Caithnesstaxi
25h 59m$846–1,995
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to St. John Airport (YSJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Caithness is to train and bus and fly and drive which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Caithness is to train and fly and taxi which takes 21h 18m and costs $750 - $2,300.
The distance between Thurso and Caithness is 4980 km.
It takes approximately 22h 32m to get from Thurso to Caithness, including transfers.
Caithness is 4h behind Thurso. It is currently 6:23 PM in Thurso and 2:23 PM in Caithness.
There are 136+ hotels available in Caithness.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Caithness, NB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Thurso to Caithness. However, you can take the train to Inverness, take the train to Perth, walk to Perth station, take the bus to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to St. John Airport (YSJ), then take the taxi to Caithness. Alternatively, you can take the train to Inverness, take the train to Perth, walk to Perth station, take the bus to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Fredericton International Airport (YFC), then drive to Caithness.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to St. John Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to St. John Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Montreal, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- pascan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to St. John Airport via Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to St. John Airport via London Gatwick, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to St. John Airport via London Heathrow, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax Airport to Moncton, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $35–50
Bus from Moncton, NB to Saint John, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $26–40
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $120–200
Valley Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 849 9000
Vet's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 658 2020
University Cab Inc
- Phone
- +1 506 631 1111
Saint John Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 693 0000
Greenhybrid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 631 1000
- Website
- greenhybridtaxi.com
Diamond Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 648 8888
- Website
- facebook.com
Valley Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 849 9000
Vet's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 658 2020
University Cab Inc
- Phone
- +1 506 631 1111
Saint John Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 693 0000
Greenhybrid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 631 1000
- Website
- greenhybridtaxi.com
Diamond Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 648 8888
- Website
- facebook.com
Vet's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 658 2020
University Cab Inc
- Phone
- +1 506 631 1111
Saint John Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 693 0000
Greenhybrid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 631 1000
- Website
- greenhybridtaxi.com
Diamond Taxi
- Phone
- +1 506 648 8888
- Website
- facebook.com
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