There are 8 ways to get from Norwich to John O' Groats by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Norwich to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus
15h 3m£228–323Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Norwich to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus
11h 58m£130–288Drive 621.8 mi
- Drive from Norwich to John O' Groatscar 621.8 mi
12h 9m£152–219Fly Norwich International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane NWI - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus
12h 27m£190–370Train
- Take the train from Norwich to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
16h 27m£291–445Train, bus via London
- Take the train from Norwich to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Finsbury Parktrain
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminalbus X99
20h 39m£230–406Fly Norwich International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NWI - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus
12h£180–459Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Norwich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus
12h 4m£138–420
Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Norwich to John O' Groats is to train and fly and bus which costs £130 - £290 and takes 11h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Norwich to John O' Groats is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 58m and costs £130 - £290.
No, there is no direct train from Norwich to John O' Groats. However, there are services departing from Norwich and arriving at Wick via Peterborough and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 27m.
The distance between Norwich and John O' Groats is 714 miles. The road distance is 625.5 miles.
The best way to get from Norwich to John O' Groats without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 3m and costs £220 - £330.
It takes approximately 15h 3m to get from Norwich to John O' Groats, including transfers.
Norwich to John O' Groats train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Norwich station.
Norwich to John O' Groats train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at Peterborough station.
Yes, the driving distance between Norwich to John O' Groats is 625 miles. It takes approximately 12h 9m to drive from Norwich to John O' Groats.
There are 215+ hotels available in John O' Groats.
What companies run services between Norwich, England and John O' Groats, Scotland?
You can take a train from Norwich to Post Office via Peterborough, Inverness, Wick, and Bus Terminal in around 16h 27m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Norwich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Norwich to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatnorthernrail.com
Train from Ely to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Finsbury Park to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £170–280
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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