Home | Shopping | Inverness Transport | Restaurants and Cafes | Accommodation | Weather | What's on | To do and See | Contacts |
 

 

Inverness Transport

 

City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Inverness

 

Hop On Hop Off Tour of Inverness
 

Has great views from the top of the bus, strategically placed stops and an interesting commSightseeing in Invernessentary, this truly is the best way to see the sights of Inverness.

You can hop on and off as many times as you like aboard this open-top double-decker bus. There are 14 stops and the entire route takes approximately 40 minutes. The bus departs every 30 minutes from each stop. Tickets are valid for 24 hours from first use.

Inverness is more than just the gateway to Loch Ness and the search for Nessie. With a rich history and proud people, there are plenty of sights to experience.

 


Tours of Inverness city:

Walking tours in Inverness are available during the summer - check the boards outside the tourist office for times, but usually it's at 11am and 2pm.  The tour length is approx. 75 minutes. These tours cost about £4.50 for adults.

There is also a nightly ghost tour (on foot) which leaves the tourist office steps at 7pm and finishes with a visit to a local haunted pub. The cost of a tour is about £6 for adults. Just turn up on the night or contact Davey the Ghost on his mobile phone: 07730831069.

The most ideal way to see all the sights in Inverness is to take a tour on a CitySightseeing (Guide on Friday) red open-top buses which leaves the bus station and Bridge Street (by the tourist office) on hour from 10am - 4pm (daily from 27th May - 24th September 2006). This circuit of Inverness includes the castle, cathedral, Floral Hall and James Pringle Woollen Mill (tartan shop, weaving exhibition and demonstrations).

Taxi's in Inverness

Inverness taxisInverness Taxis is a professional private taxi hire company that has been established for 25 years providing reliable and professional taxi hire across Inverness and covering the whole of the North of Scotland. Based in Inverness and operating throughout the Highland Area. Inverness Taxi's offer Contract and Business Contract Hire, Wedding Car Hire, Highland Tours, Chauffeuring Services and Airport Taxis for Inverness Airport transfers and beyond.

    

Highland Chauffeur Drive is a professionally operated new business based in Inverness, owned and operated by Mark Williamson who is native to the capital of the Highlands of Scotland. 

Mark has worked in the chauffeur drive business for the last 6 years, lending his professional services to a number of other high profile chauffeur drive companies in Scotland, spanning from the Central Belt to the Highlands.

With his invaluable knowledge of Inverness and the Highlands, Mark has provided a high quality service covering all aspects of chauffeur drive to include Business and Leisure Transfers (distance no object) Tours of the Highlands and Wedding Car Hire. 

It is from this wealth of experience that Highland Chauffeur Drive has been born and Mark looks forward to providing you with an efficient and personal service.

Drivers are uniformed at all times and Highland Dress may be worn for Tours or Weddings on request.

                        Inverness Train station

Inverness Railway Station

Inverness railway station is the only railway station in Inverness. It was opened on the 5 November 1855 as the western terminus of the Inverness and Nairn Railway which is it is now the terminus of the Highland Main Line, the Aberdeen-Inverness Line, the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line. 

Like most of the stations in the United Kingdom, Inverness is owned by Network Rail. However, it is leased to First ScotRail who operate in most of the services using the station.

                               Inverness Airport

There are regular flights to Inverness airportInverness airport connects with the major UK airports and the many of the islands off Scotland's west coast.

For cheap and affordable flights from London Gatwick to Inverness go to www.easyjet.com for information on flights and online booking.

Tickets on Sale for the Inverness - Heathrow bmi Flights
The air link between Inverness and Heathrow, last operated in 1997, has been restored thanks to a deal between Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) and bmi. Tickets for the daily service went on sale on the 16th January 2004.

Daily flight, seven days a week, from Inverness to London Heathrow
Bookings now available on 0870 607 0555 or online at www.flybmi.com  Online fares start at £13.50 one-way.

 

 

  |  Last modified 21/04/2008 |