Here you will find the following travel information for getting to Inverness and Loch Ness:
Travel by plane
Car Hire
Travel by train
Travel by bus
Taxis
Travel by road
Getting to Bught Park
Tour Operators
The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running takes place along the shores of the beautiful Loch Ness and in and around the city of Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland.
Inverness Airport provides direct flights from across the UK and Ireland to the capital of the Highlands and there are regular train and bus services linking Inverness to major cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Travel by plane
Inverness Airport is located at Dalcross, 9 miles east of Inverness close to the A96 Inverness-Aberdeen trunk road.
FLIGHTS TO INVERNESS:
Inverness Airport is the air gateway to the Highlands. The following UK destinations are served by scheduled flights to Inverness airport.
- London Gatwick - Flybe - www.flybe.com - 0871 700 0535
- London Gatwick - easyJet - www.easyjet.co.uk - 0871 244 2366
- London Luton - easyJet
- Belfast - Flybe
- Bristol - easyJet
- Birmingham - Flybe
- Dublin - Aer Arann - www.aerarann.com - 0870 876 76 76
- Edinburgh - Flybe
- Manchester - Flybe
- Nottingham East Midlands - Ryanair -
www.ryanair.com - 0871 246 0000 - Southampton - Flybe
Flights to Scotland
This lists a selection of flights into Scotland from Europe and beyond. Many more routes into Scotland from European, USA and other worldwide destinations can be found at: www.visitscotland.com or by visiting individual airport's websites.
CAR HIRE
Our official car sponsor Arnold Clark is offering all runners and their supporters a special discount on car rental. To ensure a discount quote the special reference number 6611652 when calling the central reservation department on 0845 702 3946.
The Inverness Airport Branch is situated at Dalcross Industrial Estate, 2 minutes from the airport. Tel. 01667 461293. There is shuttle bus to and from the airport.
There is also a branch at 47 Harbour Road, Inverness. Tel number: 01463 236200
www.arnoldclark.co.uk
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
A bus service operates every 30 minutes from the airport into Inverness city centre. For timetables visit www.thejet.co.uk or call 01463 710555.
BY RAIL
There are regular services to Inverness from most major cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. The train station is situated just off Academy Street in the town centre.
BY BUS
The bus station is also just off Academy Street.
TAXIS
Taxis are available at Inverness airport and in the town centre.
BY ROAD
The main accesses are:
From Edinburgh - M9 then A9
From Glasgow there is a choice of routes. The most direct is A/M80 via Stirling, then M9 to Perth, and A9 to Inverness. Or you can indulge in the scenic delights of the A 82 via Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe and past Fort William and Ben Nevis, then skirting the western side of Loch Ness virtually all the way.
From Fort Augustus there is also the option of turning right, and then following the route of the Loch Ness Marathon up the southern side of Loch Ness through Foyers, and taking Dores Road into Inverness.
From Aberdeen - A96 to Inverness
From the south - M1/A1 to Edinburgh then as above, or M6/M74/M73 then A/M80 and onward as above.
How to get to Bught Park (Pre-Race Registration and Finish)
Bught Park is approx 1 mile from the bus and train stations and 11 miles from the airport.
For a location map please click here.
TOUR OPERATORS
Please contact our tour operators using the contact details below for packages for the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon.
Germany
Sonja Landwehr e.K.
LaufKultTour
Bgm-Ulrich-Str.8
86199 Augsburg
Germany
Tel:+49 (0) 821 – 99 88 009
Fax:+49 (0) 821- 99 88 010
Email:sonja@laufkulttour.de
Web: www.laufkulttour.de
South Africa
Marie Howarth
Penthouse Travel Sporting Tours
Shop 7
De Ville Centre
Durbanville
7550 Cape Town
South Africa
Tel: +27(0) 21 976 8112
Email: marie@travelways.co.za
Web: www.runningtours.co.za
