There are 5 ways to get from Cornwall to Scottish Highlands by plane, bus, unknown, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus, travel
best- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NQY - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Stationbus
- Walk from Fort William Bus Station to Scottish Highlandsunknown
5h 35mTrain, travel via Birmingham
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Fort Williamtrain
- Walk from Fort William to Scottish Highlandsunknown
16h 12mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Glastonbury Festival Coach Parkbus G5
- Take the bus from Glastonbury Festival Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Stationbus G3
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Stationbus
- Walk from Fort William Bus Station to Scottish Highlandsunknown
21h 37mTrain, travel
- Take the train from St Austell to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort Williamtrain
- Walk from Fort William to Scottish Highlandsunknown
17h 32mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Stationbus
- Walk from Fort William Bus Station to Scottish Highlandsunknown
18h 4m
Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Cornwall and Scottish Highlands is 495 miles.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Scottish Highlands without a car is to train and travel via Birmingham which takes 16h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Cornwall to Scottish Highlands, including transfers.
There are 708+ hotels available in Scottish Highlands.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Scottish Highlands, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Cornwall to Scottish Highlands. However, you can take the taxi to Newquay-Airport-NQY airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Glasgow Airport, take the bus to Fort William Bus Station, then travel to Scottish Highlands. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luxulyan to Scottish Highlands via Par, Plymouth, Birmingham New Street, Warrington Bank Quay, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, and Fort William in around 16h 12m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from St Austell to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £260–390
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £20–40
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £20–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Glastonbury Festival Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Glastonbury Festival Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- National Express
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