There are 13 ways to get from Calais to Inverness by train (Eurostar), car ferry, bus, car train, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
12h 49m£285–435Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
12h 44m£108–289Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
19h 22m£115–266Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Folkestone to Invernesscar
11h 24m£258–339Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
9h 15m£158–472Car ferry, bus, train via London
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
14h 59m£229–360Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
17h 50m£168–279Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Invernesscar
12h 15m£166–292Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
8h 58m£144–363Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
8h 43m£143–347Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane AMS - INV
10h 29m£180–447Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane AMS - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
12h 38m£215–527Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
13h 41m£175–445
Calais to Inverness by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Inverness is to car ferry and bus which costs £110 - £270 and takes 19h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 8h 43m and costs £140 - £350.
No, there is no direct train from Calais to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Calais Ville and arriving at Inverness via Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 49m.
The distance between Calais and Inverness is 809 miles.
The best way to get from Calais to Inverness without a car is to train which takes 12h 49m and costs £280 - £440.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Calais to Inverness, including transfers.
Calais to Inverness train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Calais Ville station.
Inverness is 1h behind Calais. It is currently 5:12 AM in Calais and 4:12 AM in Inverness.
Calais to Inverness train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lille Flandres station.
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What companies run services between Calais, France and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a train from Calais Ville to Inverness via Lille Flandres, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aberdeen Airport via Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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