There are 12 ways to get from Crewe to John O' Groats by train, bus, car, 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, bus
best- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospitalbus
13h 11m£153–263Fly Manchester Airport to Wick
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wick (WIC)plane MAN - WIC
9h 51m£52–263Train, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotlandbus
- Take the bus from Sir Georges Street Church to JOG Knitwearbus 280 / ...
16h 41mDrive 503.5 mi
- Drive from Crewe to John O' Groatscar 503.5 mi
9h 19m£126–182Fly Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospitalbus
9h 41m£112–247Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
14h 37m£206–356Train
- Take the train from Crewe to Invernesstrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain Inverness - Wick
15h 37m£161–241Bus
- Take the bus from The Terrace to Chester Bus Interchangebus 84
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospitalbus
16h 44m£79–150Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHX - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospitalbus
10h 46m£79–270Fly Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospitalbus
12h 20m£122–307Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospitalbus
13h 16m£124–360Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Crewe to London Eustontrain
- 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
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospitalbus
11h 49m£96–300
Crewe to John O' Groats by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crewe to John O' Groats is to bus which costs £75 - £150 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Crewe to John O' Groats is to drive which takes 9h 19m and costs £120 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Crewe to John O' Groats. However, there are services departing from The Terrace and arriving at Post Office via Chester Bus Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, Inverness Union Street and Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Crewe to John O' Groats. However, there are services departing from Crewe and arriving at Wick via Haymarket and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 37m.
The distance between Crewe and John O' Groats is 554 miles. The road distance is 506.5 miles.
The best way to get from Crewe to John O' Groats without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 11m and costs £150 - £270.
It takes approximately 13h 11m to get from Crewe to John O' Groats, including transfers.
Crewe to John O' Groats bus services, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, depart from The Terrace station.
Crewe to John O' Groats train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Crewe station.
The best way to get from Crewe to John O' Groats is to train via Edinburgh which takes 14h 37m and costs £200 - £360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £150 and takes 16h 44m, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £270 and takes 9h 51m.
What companies run services between Crewe, England and John O' Groats, Scotland?
You can take a train from Crewe to Post Office via Haymarket, Inverness, Wick, and Bus Terminal in around 14h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Terrace to Post Office via Chester Bus Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 3, Inverness Union Street, Caithness General Hospital, and Bus Terminal in around 16h 44m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Website
- aisairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Dublin, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick via Belfast City, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- 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 Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- 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 Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £17–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £17–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £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
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Caithness General Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Sir Georges Street Church to JOG Knitwear
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from The Terrace to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
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Booking & Getting There
Crewe to John O' Groats bus services, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, arrive at Chester Bus Interchange station.
Crewe to John O' Groats train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Crewe to John O' Groats is 506 miles. It takes approximately 9h 19m to drive from Crewe to John O' Groats.
There are 204+ hotels available in John O' Groats.




























































