Discover Inverness & the Highlands - Discover Scotland: Experience the Best of Scotland - page 547

Information
Inverness tourist office ( 01463-252401; www.visithighlands.com ; Castle Wynd; internet access per
20min £1 ; 9am-6pm Mon-Sat, 9.30am-5pm Sun Jul & Aug, 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun Jun,
Sep & Oct, 9am-5pm Mon-Sat Apr & May; ) Bureau de change and accommodation booking service; also sells
tickets for tours and cruises. Opening hours limited November to March.
Getting There & Away
Air
Inverness Airport (INV; 01667-464000; www.hial.co.uk ) At Dalcross, 10 miles east of the city, off the A96 to-
wards Aberdeen. There are scheduled flights to Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, London, Bristol, Manchester, Belfast, Storno-
way, Benbecula, Orkney, Shetland and several other British airports.
Bus
If you book far enough in advance, Megabus ( 0871 266 3333; www.megabus.com ) offers fares from just £5.50
for buses from Inverness to Glasgow and Edinburgh, and £17 to London.
London £45, 13 hours, one daily; more frequent services requiring a change at Glasgow. Operated by National Express
( 08717 81 81 78; www.gobycoach.com ) .
Aviemore £5.50, 1¾ hours, three daily Monday to Friday; via Grantown-on-Spey.
Edinburgh £28, 3½ to 4½ hours, hourly.
Glasgow £28, 3½ to 4½ hours, hourly.
Fort William £12, two hours, five daily.
Portree £23, 3½ hours, four daily.
Train
Edinburgh £40, 3½ hours, eight daily.
Glasgow £40, 3½ hours, eight daily.
Getting Around