Trains from London to Inverness

London to Inverness train information

London Inverness train map

Train duration 12h30m
Arrival Inverness, Scotland
Departure London, England
Distance 444 Miles
Lowest train price from £106.60
Average train price £107.00

Which train company can I use?

The journey from London, situated in England and Inverness, which is in Scotland is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.

How far is it by train?

Using the train is a fast and convenient way to get to Inverness from London. The average journey duration between London to Inverness is 12h30m to travel the 444 miles.

How much does it costs?

Looking at our data, the best price to travel by train in the next 180 days is £106.60. This fare is based on an adult fare and is not including the savings you can make with a discount card.

Best prices for London to Inverness train tickets

from £106.60 MORE 9h06m
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Flight
from £27.50 MORE 10h24m

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Ticket prices and availability have been recorded in the last 72 hours from the data provided by our partners.

London - Inverness: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

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Days before Departure

The Prices for train tickets London to Inverness tend to increase if you don't book early. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 2 months in advance, the price of the ticket starts at £50 whereas when booking 7 days in advance, you will need to spend at least £152 for your trip. Thus, you will save 67% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 2 months in advance as opposed to 7 days in advance.

The data are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for London to Inverness trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between London and Inverness by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Inverness to London and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

From To Price Departure on At Company Searched
London
Kings Cross
Inverness
£106.60 21/05/2024 12:18 3 months ago

Best prices for the next 180 days.

London Inverness train

Discount London - Inverness train tickets

National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age and your situation, you are able to get one of the five existing railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can help you pay less for your London Inverness train ticket.

  • If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to calculate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

    For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a London Inverness ticket is £106.60 (1).

    Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £106.60: £88/£106.60 = 0.83. It will take you approximately 1 trips from Inverness to London (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

  • All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard that costs £20. Railcards enable you to get 34% off most rail fares, thus you will save 1/3 on most train fares.

(1)Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey

Train Journey Average price without railcard(1) With a railcard 34% off(2) Saving based on a one-way trip Number of return trips to pay off the cost
London to Inverness train £106.60 £71.07 £35.53 0.83

(1)Average price observed over the last 6 months for one way

(2)Price calculated with an average reduction of 34% on train tickets fare

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