There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Inverness by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ZRH - INV
7h 50m£123–237Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus 299
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
30h 51m£86–181Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
17h 55m£263–650Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Invernesscar
19h 28mTrain to Basel, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BSL - INV
8h 54m£108–252Fly Zurich Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ZRH - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
10h 30m£132–252Fly Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ZRH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 44m£96–260Fly Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 55mTrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
19h 24m£275–640Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
27h 43mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Invernesscar
20h 28m£274–413
Zurich to Inverness by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Inverness is to bus which costs £85 - £190 and takes 30h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Inverness is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs £120 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Inverness via Mulhouse Ville, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 55m.
The distance between Zurich and Inverness is 894 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to Inverness without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 17h 55m and costs £260 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Zurich to Inverness, including transfers.
Zurich to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Inverness train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Inverness is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs £120 - £240. Alternatively, you can train via Strasbourg, which costs £260 - £650 and takes 17h 55m, you could also bus, which costs £85 - £190 and takes 30h 51m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Inverness, Scotland?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Inverness via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 17h 55m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Basel to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £2–3
- Sleeper Seat
- £2–4
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £28–32
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Inverness is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 9:03 AM in Zurich and 8:03 AM in Inverness.
Zurich to Inverness train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
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