Inverness train station
You can reach 90 stations directly from Inverness on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Elgin, with 35 trains a day.
Inverness is the nearest station for postcodes in IV1, IV3, IV2, IV8. Check your own postcode.
- 90 direct destinations
- 467th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 60 parking spaces
- 18 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Inverness
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | 35 | 35 | 12 |
| Forres | 35 | 35 | 12 |
| Inverness Airport | 35 | 35 | 12 |
| Nairn | 35 | 35 | 12 |
| Dingwall | 26 | 27 | 13 |
| Muir of Ord | 26 | 27 | 13 |
| Perth | 26 | 24 | 16 |
| Stirling | 26 | 24 | 16 |
| Aviemore | 25 | 23 | 16 |
| Kingussie | 25 | 23 | 16 |
| Pitlochry | 25 | 23 | 16 |
| Beauly | 24 | 25 | 13 |
| Conon Bridge | 24 | 25 | 13 |
| Aberdeen | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| Dunkeld and Birnam | 22 | 20 | 13 |
| Dyce | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| Huntly | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| Inverurie | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| Insch | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| Keith | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| Kintore | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Georgemas Junction | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Invergordon | 16 | 17 | 10 |
| Alness | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| Tain | 14 | 15 | 8 |
| Blair Atholl | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Fearn | 13 | 14 | 8 |
| Haymarket | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Ardgay | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Carrbridge | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Dalwhinnie | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Gleneagles | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Glasgow Queen Street | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| Newtonmore | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Lairg | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Achanalt | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Achnashellach | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Achnasheen | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Attadale | 8 | 8 | 3 |
and 50 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Inverness
Inverness is on the Far North Line and the Highland Main Line, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Inverness station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Inverness station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Inverness station is
1,172,640 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 467th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 54,976 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Inverness and Edinburgh than any other pair: 178,004 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Inverness loses 1 destination including Inverkeithing.
Nearest other stations
- Inverness Airport 7.2 miles
- Beauly 9.2 miles
- Muir of Ord 9.2 miles
- Conon Bridge 9.8 miles
- Dingwall 10.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Inverness, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Clachnaharry · 1.4 miles
- Allanfearn · 3.1 miles
- Bunchrew · 3.2 miles
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Facilities at Inverness station
Inverness is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:30 to 20:30 · Saturday: 06:30 to 18:30 · Sunday: 09:15 to 20:20
Toilets · Waiting room · WiFi
Parking at Inverness station
- Station Car Park 60 spaces, 3 accessible
£1.20 an hour, £6.00 a day
Cycle parking: 40 spaces (sheltered, lockers).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 4 September 2026.
Getting to Inverness station
Inverness station is in Highland, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
18 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Falcon Sq.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Inverness station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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