There are 12 ways to get from Swansea to Inverness by train, bus, plane, or car
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Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Take the train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
6h 49m£68–223Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Swansea to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
13h 6m£218–434Bus
- Take the bus from Swansea City Bus Station 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
15h 22m£77–148Drive 524 mi
- Drive from Swansea to Invernesscar 524 mi
9h 48m£128–185Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
7h 11m£150–465Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BRS - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
9h 27m£133–392Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
10h 22m£123–310Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
10h 30m£106–270Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
9h 46m£187–426Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
9h 23m£168–370Train
- Take the train from Swansea to Crewetrain Milford Haven - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Invernesstrain London Euston - Inverness
13h 15m£195–335Bus, train
- Take the bus from Swansea Bus Station Stand B to Kingsway K14bus 201 / ...
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
15h 15m£267–388
Swansea to Inverness by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swansea to Inverness is to bus which costs £75 - £150 and takes 15h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Swansea to Inverness is to train and bus and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs £65 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Swansea station to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Swansea City Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Newhall Street and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Swansea to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Swansea and arriving at Inverness via Cardiff Central, Crewe and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
The distance between Swansea and Inverness is 532 miles. The road distance is 527.1 miles.
The best way to get from Swansea to Inverness without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 13h 6m and costs £210 - £440.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Swansea to Inverness, including transfers.
Swansea to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Swansea City Bus Station.
Swansea to Inverness train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Swansea station.
The best way to get from Swansea to Inverness is to train via Edinburgh which takes 13h 6m and costs £210 - £440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £150 and takes 15h 22m.
What companies run services between Swansea, Wales and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a train from Swansea to Inverness via Cardiff Central, Crewe, and Haymarket in around 13h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Swansea City Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3 via Newhall Street and Buchanan Bus Station in around 15h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
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 Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- 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
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Swansea to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Swansea to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Swansea to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swansea to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swansea to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swansea to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swansea to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- 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
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- 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 (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/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- 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 Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- 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/
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £240–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Swansea Bus Station Stand B to Kingsway K14
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Swansea City Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from George Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Swansea to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Swansea to Inverness train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Cardiff Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swansea to Inverness is 527 miles. It takes approximately 9h 48m to drive from Swansea to Inverness.
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