There are 8 ways to get from Inverness to Isle of Man by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, or busferry
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Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane INV - IOM
6h 47m$199–385Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Inverness to Heyshamcar
- Take the car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
9h 21m$119–241Train, car ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
11h 54m$212–417Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
15h 52m$126–269Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane EDI - IOM
6h 46m$169–424Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane ABZ - IOM
8h 45m$232–559Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
12h 59m$190–305Bus, bus and ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
17h 54m
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Isle of Man is to drive and car ferry which costs $110 - $250 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Isle of Man is to train and bus and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $160 - $430.
The distance between Inverness and Isle of Man is 402 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Isle of Man without a car is to train and car ferry via Edinburgh which takes 11h 54m and costs $210 - $420.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Inverness to Isle of Man, including transfers.
There are 145+ hotels available in Isle of Man.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Isle of Man?
British Airways, Loganair, and easyJet fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–390
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $40–85
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–90
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- $90
- Foot Passenger
- $44
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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