There are 12 ways to get from Inverness to Dolgellau by train, bus, taxi, 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 via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Machynllethtrain
11h 10m£244–390Drive 439.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Inverness to Dolgellaucar 439.6 mi
7h 56m£109–158Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Chester Bus Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Corwen Bus Stationbus T8
- Take the taxi from Corwen Bus Station to Dolgellautaxi
13h 23mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Machynllethtrain
7h 55m£198–373Train
- Take the train from Inverness to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Machynllethtrain
12h 16m£198–275Bus, train
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Machynllethtrain
12h 51m£192–292Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Machynllethtrain
9h 47m£203–445Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Machynllethtrain
10h 4m£167–329Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane INV - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Machynllethtrain
7h£160–357Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INV - BRS
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Machynllethtrain
9h 12m£165–327Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane INV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Machynllethtrain
9h 1m£188–402Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Machynllethtrain
10h 48m£211–441
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Dolgellau is to drive which costs £100 - £160 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Dolgellau is to fly and train which takes 7h and costs £160 - £360.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Dolgellau. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Machynlleth via Haymarket, Crewe and Shrewsbury. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 10m.
The distance between Inverness and Dolgellau is 535 miles. The road distance is 442.2 miles.
The best way to get from Inverness to Dolgellau without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 11h 10m and costs £240 - £390.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Inverness to Dolgellau, including transfers.
Inverness to Dolgellau train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Inverness station.
Inverness to Dolgellau train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Inverness to Dolgellau is 442 miles. It takes approximately 7h 56m to drive from Inverness to Dolgellau.
There are 1163+ hotels available in Dolgellau.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Dolgellau, Wales?
You can take a train from Inverness to Dolgellau via Haymarket, Crewe, Shrewsbury, and Machynlleth in around 11h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01745 730700
- [email protected]
- Website
- M & H Coaches
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Corwen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- M & H Coaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- £130–160
Cols Cabs Gobowen
- Phone
- +44 7497 030 364
Gobowen Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1691 670 888
A-Plus Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1691 450 365
OswestryCabs
- Phone
- +44 1691-661 663
- Website
- oswestrycabs.com
Oswestry Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1691 658 658
- Website
- oswestrytaxis.co.uk
Apollo Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1978 26 26 26
- Website
- apollo-wrexham.co.uk
Speedie Cars
- Phone
- +44 1978 262 829
- Website
- wrexhamtaxi.co.uk
Station Cars
- Phone
- +44 1978 363 661
Yellow Cars Wrexham
- Phone
- +44 1978 286 286
- Website
- yellowcars.taxi
Taff's Travel
- Phone
- +44 1244 548 686
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