There are 10 ways to get from Wales to Loch Ness by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Retford to Invernesstrain London Kings Cross - Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Informationbus 919
9h 45m£162–233Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Tourist Informationbus 919
12h 6m£44–135Drive 375.2 mi
- Drive from Wales to Fort Augustuscar 375.2 mi
7h 19m£92–132Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Informationbus
7h 13m£112–281Train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Spean Bridgetrain Edinburgh - Fort William
12h 9m£196–286Bus via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 180
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort Augustusbus
14h 39m£66–137Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Tourist Informationbus
9h 20m£89–191Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Informationbus
9h 51m£132–360Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Informationbus
10h 14m£151–374Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Retford to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Informationbus
8h 48m£105–261
Wales to Loch Ness by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wales to Loch Ness is to bus which costs £40 - £140 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Wales to Loch Ness is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 13m and costs £110 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Wales to Loch Ness. However, there are services departing from Wales Road/Lestermoor Avenue and arriving at Tourist Information via Castle Street/CG22, Meadowhall Interchange/B1, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Wales to Loch Ness. However, there are services departing from Sheffield and arriving at Spean Bridge via Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 9m.
The distance between Wales and Loch Ness is 488 miles. The road distance is 377.4 miles.
The best way to get from Wales to Loch Ness without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 45m and costs £160 - £240.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Wales to Loch Ness, including transfers.
Wales to Loch Ness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 station.
Wales to Loch Ness train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Sheffield station.
The best way to get from Wales to Loch Ness is to bus which takes 12h 6m and costs £40 - £140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £190 - £290 and takes 12h 9m.
What companies run services between Wales, England and Loch Ness, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Wales Road/Lestermoor Avenue to Tourist Information via Commercial Street/CG1, Castle Street/CG22, Meadowhall Interchange/C2, Meadowhall Interchange/B1, Buchanan Bus Station, and Bus Station in around 12h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wales Road/Lestermoor Avenue to Tourist Information via Sheffield Interchange/C1, Sheffield, Edinburgh Waverley, Spean Bridge, and Spean Crescent in around 12h 9m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Retford to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £150–210
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Spean Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- 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 Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Bus Station to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–12
Bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–12
Bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Bus from Bus Station Stance 2 to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £6–13
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Bus Station to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- 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/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort Augustus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Bus Station to Tourist Information
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Wales to Loch Ness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Wales to Loch Ness train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wales to Loch Ness is 377 miles. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Wales to Loch Ness.
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