There are 11 ways to get from Oxford to Inverness by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
5h 13m£93–355Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Oxford - Beaumont Street Bus Stop to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
12h 22m£67–127Train via Doncaster
- Take the train from Oxford to Doncastertrain Reading - Newcastle / ...
- Take the train from Doncaster to Invernesstrain London Kings Cross - Inverness / ...
10h 3m£226–339Drive 505.5 mi
- Drive from Oxford to Invernesscar 505.5 mi
8h 53m£123–178Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
5h 47m£90–220Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
6h 23m£69–226Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
6h 13m£75–205Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
7h 25m£143–349Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
7h 41m£143–519Train, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
11h 4m£161–256Train
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Invernesstrain London Euston - Inverness
11h 50m£194–297
Oxford to Inverness by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oxford to Inverness is to bus which costs £65 - £130 and takes 12h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Oxford to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 5h 13m and costs £90 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Oxford to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Oxford - Beaumont Street Bus Stop and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Newhall Street and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Oxford to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Oxford and arriving at Inverness via Doncaster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 3m.
The distance between Oxford and Inverness is 533 miles. The road distance is 508.4 miles.
The best way to get from Oxford to Inverness without a car is to train via Doncaster which takes 10h 3m and costs £220 - £340.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Oxford to Inverness, including transfers.
Oxford to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Oxford - Beaumont Street Bus Stop station.
Oxford to Inverness train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Oxford station.
The best way to get from Oxford to Inverness is to train via Doncaster which takes 10h 3m and costs £220 - £340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £130 and takes 12h 22m.
What companies run services between Oxford, England and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a train from Oxford to Inverness via Doncaster in around 10h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oxford - Beaumont Street Bus Stop to Bus Station Stance 3 via Newhall Street and Buchanan Bus Station in around 12h 22m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Doncaster to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Doncaster to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wolverhampton to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oxford - Beaumont Street Bus Stop to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
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More Questions & Answers
Oxford to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Oxford to Inverness train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Doncaster station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oxford to Inverness is 508 miles. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Oxford to Inverness.
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