The average bus between Inverness and Shaftesbury takes 19h 27m and the fastest bus takes 18h 42m. There is at least one bus per day from Inverness to Shaftesbury. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Inverness and Shaftesbury. The earliest departure is at 5:00 PM in the evening, and the last departure from Inverness is at 6:30 PM which arrives into Shaftesbury at 2:42 PM. All services require a transfer at Edinburgh, Bus Station and take an average of 19h 27m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Shaftesbury. However, there are services departing from Inverness station and arriving at Shaftesbury station via Edinburgh, Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 27m.
Inverness to Shaftesbury bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Shaftesbury bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at The Town Hall station.
The distance between Inverness and Shaftesbury is 731.7 km. The road distance is 1,086 km.
You can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to The Town Hall via Edinburgh, Bus Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, Meeting House Lane, New Canal, and Blue Boar Row in around 19h 33m.