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 comm entary,
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.
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 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
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
Inverness
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.
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