There are 8 ways to get from Windermere to Inverness by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarkettrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain Edinburgh - Inverness
7h 48m£104–252Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Rail Interchange to Bus Stationbus X8
- Take the bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
9h 40m£41–70Drive 290.5 mi
- Drive from Windermere to Invernesscar 290.5 mi
5h 20m£72–103Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
6h 4m£121–276Train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Invernesstrain London Euston - Inverness
10h 27m£86–153Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
8h 43m£147–349Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane NCL - INV
9h 44m£144–295Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LBA - INV
10h 44m£126–325
Windermere to Inverness by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Windermere to Inverness is to bus which costs £40 - £75 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Windermere to Inverness is to drive which takes 5h 20m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Windermere to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Bus Rail Interchange and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Bus Station, Underpass and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Windermere to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Windermere and arriving at Inverness via Oxenholme Lake District and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 48m.
The distance between Windermere and Inverness is 345 miles. The road distance is 292.2 miles.
The best way to get from Windermere to Inverness without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 7h 48m and costs £100 - £260.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Windermere to Inverness, including transfers.
Windermere to Inverness bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, depart from Bus Rail Interchange station.
Windermere to Inverness train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Oxenholme Lake District station.
The best way to get from Windermere to Inverness is to train via Edinburgh which takes 7h 48m and costs £100 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £75 and takes 9h 40m.
What companies run services between Windermere, England and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a train from Windermere to Inverness via Oxenholme Lake District and Haymarket in around 7h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Rail Interchange to Bus Station Stance 3 via Bus Station, Underpass, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 9h 40m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Bus from Bus Rail Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Windermere to Inverness bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, arrive at Bus Station.
Windermere to Inverness train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Windermere to Inverness is 292 miles. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Windermere to Inverness.
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