There are 10 ways to get from Swindon to Thurso by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
15h£302–485Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Fleming Way to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 401 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotlandbus
21h 10m£102–290Drive 620.1 mi
- Drive from Swindon to Thursocar 620.1 mi
11h 10m£152–219Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
9h 53m£125–326Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spatrain
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
17h 31m£345–617Train, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spatrain
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotlandbus
18h 13m£201–325Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
10h 5m£164–499Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
11h 14m£146–358Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Swindon 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
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
10h 39m£162–369Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
12h 33m£214–678
Swindon to Thurso by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swindon to Thurso is to bus which costs £100 - £290 and takes 21h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Swindon to Thurso is to train and fly which takes 9h 53m and costs £120 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Swindon to Thurso. However, there are services departing from Fleming Way and arriving at Thurso Bank of Scotland via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station and Inverness Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Swindon to Thurso. However, there are services departing from Swindon and arriving at Thurso via Paddington, King's Cross and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Swindon and Thurso is 809 miles. The road distance is 623.7 miles.
The best way to get from Swindon to Thurso without a car is to train which takes 15h and costs £300 - £490.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Swindon to Thurso, including transfers.
Swindon to Thurso bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Fleming Way station.
Swindon to Thurso train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Swindon station.
The best way to get from Swindon to Thurso is to train which takes 15h and costs £300 - £490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £290 and takes 21h 10m.
What companies run services between Swindon, England and Thurso, Scotland?
You can take a train from Swindon to Thurso via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, and Inverness in around 15h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fleming Way to Thurso Bank of Scotland via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 3, and Inverness Union Street in around 21h 10m.
- 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
- 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 London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- 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 London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £200–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- 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 Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £210–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- 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
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Fleming Way to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Swindon to Thurso bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Swindon to Thurso train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swindon to Thurso is 624 miles. It takes approximately 11h 10m to drive from Swindon to Thurso.
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