There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Inverness by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
31h 27m£518–1,050Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MEL - INV
30h 26m£398–1,122Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MEL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
31h 45m£423–1,192Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MEL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
31h 52m£558–935Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Invernesstrain
32h 56m£579–1,670Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane MEL - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Invernesstrain
36h 5m£727–1,878Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
34h 31m£600–1,095Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane MEL - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Invernesstrain
37h 22m£634–1,064
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Inverness is to fly and bus and train which costs £500 - £1,100 and takes 31h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Inverness is to fly which takes 30h 26m and costs £390 - £1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Inverness is 10734 miles.
It takes approximately 31h 27m to get from Melbourne to Inverness, including transfers.
Inverness is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:46 AM in Melbourne and 6:46 PM in Inverness.
There are 1357+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Inverness, Scotland?
Emirates, Loganair, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Delhi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dubai, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- 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)
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- 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 Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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