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Popular Transportation | Other Transportation Tips | All Tips (13) Inverness suffers with one way streets so should you take a wrong turning in town you can end up going miles around, and this can happen repeatedly if looking for your B&B etc.
Arrival in Inverness is also compounded by a series of roundabouts and dual carriageway. The locals race this. To pull out quickly onto a roundabout is the only way to proceed. Go for it!!! And its nearly impossible to know which exit to take, which lane to be in. Don't worry. Just take it easy.
Car parking is expensive and restricted, and even the multistory car park at Eastgate built to ease this can be full. Round and round in a polluted concrete nightmare, and when you come out, where do you go? Ahhhhhh.
I usually park in the quiet and beautiful part of town, by Eden Court Theatre (free parking but strictly speaking only for patrons) and walk into town over the lovely suspension bridges (foot). Its only 5 / 10 minutes walk and stress free - you can spend 20 minutes driving round, easily!!!
See this map for details (look for Bishops Road beside the River Ness):
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The lady at the guesthouse suggested the Jacobite Tours to search for Nessie. Years past, the tour never yielded much success until I arrived. You can find plenty of their brochures at the Information Center in town or even the local guesthouse. They offer several packages ranging from GBP7.50 to GBP25.00 anywhere from one hour to seven hour tours.
The drivers were friendly but they didn't do much guiding while they drove. I guess that's a good thing. The boat cruise did not provide much commentary either but it was nice to sit peacefully and stare into the darkness of Loch Ness. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/BoatPhone: 01 463 233999Website: www.jacobite.co.uk Other Contact: info@jocobite.co.uk
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Combine public transport / flight to Inverness then Hire a Car (good choices in Inverness)
Inverness is blessed - as the main town serving the Highland Region (a huge underpopulated area) - it has great transport links!!
This is the main centre, resource base, fuelling stop, shopping centre for Northern Scotland.
And to top it all - there is an airport(east of Inverness) - small and lacking hi-tech stuff, but its there and well worth checking out - the extra expense is probably well worth it!! Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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One of the easiest and most comfortable ways to go to Inverness is by the overnight Caledonian Sleeper, which leaves Euston at about 8.20 pm and gets you into Inverness about 8.30 am. Sleepers are usually twin-berth.
There are also carriages with reclining seats at a cheaper price.
The return journey leaves about the same time at night.
The alternative is to go by day. Trains leave at 9.24 from Inverness to London via Stirling and Glasgow.
Or the 10.52 goes direct to Edinburgh, and connects with the 3pm train to London King's Cross. This way you get to see the variations in the scenery as you travel down the east coast of Britain. It arrives in London at 7.22 pm.
Trains leave Inverness for Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen several times a day. There is a service to Wick, and also the sceneic railway across to Kyle of Lochalsh for those wanting to go to Skye and the Hebrides. Leave a Comment
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Boating on the Caledonian Canal is a great way to spend a holyday, and a good way to see the inland part of the Scottish Highlands. The Canal is about 100 kilometres long, stretching from Inverness on the East coast to Fort William on the West coast. There are 2 companies that run a hire service for boats at either end of the Canal. Leave a Comment
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I rented a car from Arnold Clark, a Scottish vehicle dealership that offers car hire around the country. The price was excellent--MUCH better than the quotes I received from global players like Europcar or Avis. After I booked via the Internet, the company picked me up from the Inverness airport on schedule, then provided a drop-off service back to the airport when I returned the car. Everything worked like clockwork. Leave a Comment
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The bus station is near town and was the usual kind of establishment. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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We hired a car and drove around the UK... It was easy for us since we are used to driving on the left side of the road, although the strange road signs had us wondering a few times... :)
The roads were all very good except for the traffic jams around the larger cities...try to avoid 'peak' hours if you can help it...
The distances between cities in the UK are all fairly short, and it doesn't really take too long to get anywhere except if you stop for photos every few minutes. ;) Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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We hired a small car from Budget, which was very conveniently located next to Inverness railway station. Reasonably priced and everything we needed, booked via the internet and we had no hassles at all. Given the changeable weather, and the ad hoc nature of our exploring, a car was the perfect way to get around. And get around we did, travelling all the way to the top end of the country (past John O'Groats to Dunnet Head) and a fair way west and south of Inverness as well.
Bugger the environment - sometimes you just need a car! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Some road distances between Inverness and:
- Edinburgh: 254 kms.
- Glasgow: 276 kms.
- Leeds: 576 kms.
- Liverpool: 617 kms.
- London: 924 kms.
Checking the website you will find some other road distances together witt the driving times and the best routes. Leave a Comment
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