City to city
London to Inverness by train
London Euston → Inverness
- Fastest
- ≈ 8h 32m
- Typical
- ≈ 9h 23m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- Avanti West Coast, ScotRail, TransPennine Express, Lumo (West Coast)
Trains link London (London Euston) and Inverness (Inverness) in about 8h 32m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from London to Inverness take?
The fastest trains cover London to Inverness in about 8h 32m; a typical journey takes around 9h 23m.
Is there a direct train from London to Inverness?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from London to Inverness?
A typical flight works out roughly 5h 15m quicker door to door (about 4h 25m against 9h 45m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 9h 45m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 25m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~30 kg train · ~97 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through London or Inverness
- Eurostar London → Paris
- LNER Azuma London → Edinburgh
- Caledonian Sleeper London → Fort William
- Avanti West Coast London → Glasgow
Sleepers too: night trains from London.
More trains from London
- London → Reading ≈ 23 min · direct
- London → Cambridge ≈ 49 min · direct
- London → Oxford ≈ 50 min · direct
- London → Brighton ≈ 58 min · direct
- London → Bath ≈ 1h 13m · direct
- London → Southampton ≈ 1h 14m · direct
More train routes in United Kingdom · France.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.