Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
change and accommodation booking service; also sells tickets for tours and cruises. Open-
ing 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 towards Aberdeen. There are scheduled flights to Amsterdam,
Dusseldorf, London, Bristol, Manchester, Belfast, Stornoway, Benbecula, Orkney, Shet-
land and several other British airports.
Bus
Services depart from
Inverness bus station
(Margaret St)
.
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
)
.
Aberdeen
£9, 3¾ hours, hourly
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
Thurso
£18.50, 3½ hours, two daily
Ullapool
£12, 1½ hours, two daily except Sunday
If you book far enough in advance,
Megabus
(
0871 266 3333;
www.megabus.com
)
of-
fers fares from £5.50 for buses from Inverness to Glasgow and Edinburgh, and £17 to
London.
Train
Aberdeen
£28, 2¼ hours, eight daily
Edinburgh
£40, 3½ hours, eight daily
Glasgow
£40, 3½ hours, eight daily
