There are 7 ways to get from Isle of Man to Inverness by plane, car ferry, train, bus, car, or busferry
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Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane IOM - INV
4h 33m£150–281Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
14h 26m£69–167Car ferry, train via Edinburgh
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
12h 23m£151–313Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
- Drive from Heysham to Invernesscar
9h 20m£86–186Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane IOM - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
7h 21m£167–405Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
13h 38m£135–231Car ferry, train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
17h 59m
Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Isle of Man to Inverness is to car ferry and bus which costs £65 - £170 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Isle of Man to Inverness is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs £150 - £290.
The distance between Isle of Man and Inverness is 250 miles.
The best way to get from Isle of Man to Inverness without a car is to car ferry and train via Edinburgh which takes 12h 23m and costs £150 - £320.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Isle of Man to Inverness, including transfers.
There are 1415+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Isle of Man and Inverness, Scotland?
Loganair and easyJet fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–320
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–320
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–290
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- 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 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–66
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- £66
- Foot Passenger
- £33
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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