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London to Inverness & Loch Ness by train or flight

About 900 km. The flight is fastest at 4.6 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹5,170 per person.

Inverness & Loch Ness to London

Fastest

Flight

easyJet from Gatwick or Luton / British Airways from Heathrow

4.6 h door to door

Cheapest

Flight

easyJet from Gatwick or Luton / British Airways from Heathrow

from ₹5,170 per person

Best value

Flight

easyJet from Gatwick or Luton / British Airways from Heathrow

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
FlighteasyJet from Gatwick or Luton / British Airways from Heathrow4.6 h₹5,170–₹18,650per personDailyflight search ↗
TrainCaledonian Sleeper from Euston (seat or cabin)11.5 hovernight₹10,080–₹40,320per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
TrainLNER Highland Chieftain from King's Cross (one a day), or change at Edinburgh8.3 h₹6,300–₹31,500per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Flight, easyJet from Gatwick or Luton / British Airways from Heathrow: easyJet's cheapest fares include only an under-seat bag; add a cabin or hold bag online.
  • Train, Caledonian Sleeper from Euston (seat or cabin): Sunday to Friday nights; arrives in Inverness in the morning.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Flight · easyJet from Gatwick or Luton / British Airways from Heathrow₹10,340–₹37,300₹20,680–₹74,600
Train · Caledonian Sleeper from Euston (seat or cabin)₹20,160–₹80,640₹40,320–₹1,61,280
Train · LNER Highland Chieftain from King's Cross (one a day), or change at Edinburgh₹12,600–₹63,000₹25,200–₹1,26,000

Once you’re in Inverness & Loch Ness

  • Best time: May – September
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September). Against it: Highland Winter: Short Days, Many Places Shut; Rail Works: Buses Between Perth and Inverness.

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