There are 8 ways to get from Castletown to Thurso by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane IOM - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
9h 22m£217–412Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Take the bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotlandbus
18h 28m£98–216Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Take the train from Lancaster to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Churchbus X99
17h 36m£124–270Car ferry, train via Edinburgh
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Take the train from Lancaster to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
18h 4m£216–486Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Drive from Heysham to Thursocar
11h 57m£111–216Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane IOM - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
12h 10m£232–542Fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane IOM - WIC
7h 46m£179–666Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
19h 41m£250–410
Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castletown to Thurso is to car ferry and bus which costs £95 - £220 and takes 18h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Castletown to Thurso is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs £170 - £700.
The distance between Castletown and Thurso is 400 miles.
The best way to get from Castletown to Thurso without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 17h 36m and costs £120 - £270.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Castletown to Thurso, including transfers.
There are 114+ hotels available in Thurso.
What companies run services between Castletown, Isle of Man and Thurso, Scotland?
Loganair, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via London Gatwick, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Birmingham, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Manchester, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–280
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–280
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–66
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- £66
- Foot Passenger
- £33
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–66
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- £66
- Foot Passenger
- £33
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–66
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- £66
- Foot Passenger
- £33
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–66
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- £66
- Foot Passenger
- £33
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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