There are 3 ways to get from Sumburgh to Inverness by plane, bus, ferry, 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LSI - INV
3h 8m£208–549Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LSI - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
5h 1m£142–455Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Hotel Rd End to Shetland Hotelbus 6E
- Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
17h 51m
Lerwick (LSI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumburgh to Inverness is to fly and train which costs £140 - £460 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Sumburgh to Inverness is to fly which takes 3h 8m and costs £200 - £550.
The distance between Sumburgh and Inverness is 199 miles.
The best way to get from Sumburgh to Inverness without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 17h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Sumburgh to Inverness, including transfers.
There are 1413+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Sumburgh, Scotland and Inverness, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Lerwick (LSI) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lerwick to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–340
Flights from Lerwick to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Lerwick to Aberdeen Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- 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/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 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 Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- [email protected]
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Hotel Rd End to Shetland Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
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