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How to get fromEurope to John O' Groatsby car, car train, train, plane, bus, or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Europe to John O' Groats by car, car train, train, plane, bus, or car ferry

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  1. Drive, Eurotunnel

    best
    1. Drive from Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to John O' Groatscar car
    20h 29m
    £375–494

  2. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane FRA - INV
    4. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus bus
    17h 38m
    £156–462

  3. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane HAJ - INV
    4. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus bus
    17h 59m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Europe to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to John O' Groatscar car
    21h 30m
    £265–436

  5. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane plane HAJ - ABZ
    4. Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus bus
    19h 2m

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane plane FRA - ABZ
    4. Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus bus
    20h 2m
    £196–501

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane FRA - EDI
    4. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain train
    6. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus bus
    19h 15m
    £169–419

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amersfoort Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane AMS - INV
    5. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus bus
    19h 12m
    £156–424

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration7h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket£77Cheapest Price
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Map of how to get from Europe to John O' Groats.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 1,155.5 mi
  • Duration: 20h 29m

What companies run services between Europe and John O' Groats, Scotland?

There is no direct connection from Europe to John O' Groats. However, you can drive to Calais-Fréthun, take the vehicle to Folkestone, then drive to John O' Groats. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport, take the train to Inverness, walk to Inverness Union Street, take the bus to Wick Co-op, walk to Bus Terminal, then take the bus to Post Office.

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