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LINKS TO TRANSPORT & ACCOMMODATION SITES

This page gives links to:

  • Transport companies which provide rail, bus and air services to Inverness;
  • Accommodations in Inverness;
  • Accommodations on the various routes we use. So, for example, you may be staying in Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness and want to join our Over the Sea to Skye tour; click on the appropriate link below 'ACCOMMODATIONS'.

    These lists are provided for your convenience and the inclusion of any facility on these lists does not mean Puffin Express recommends or endorses that facility.

Transport
Train services to Inverness
CityLink coaches to Inverness
Megabus Services to Inverness
Flights by easyJet to Inverness
Flights (from East Midlands Airport) by Ryanair to Inverness
Flights by fly.Be to Inverness

ACCOMMODATIONS
Accommodations in Inverness
Accommodations on or near to the A82, from which you can join our Over the sea to Skye trip
Accommodations on or near to the A9 north, from which you can join our John o'Groats, Castle of Mey or Orkney trips

ACCOMMODATIONS on the A82, the road which runs south-west from Inverness and which we follow on the first 18 miles of our Over the sea to Skye trip.

Loch Ness House Hotel - this hotel is on the south side of Inverness and we can pick up from it directly
The Clansman Hotel, by Loch Ness - an hotel with wonderful views over Loch Ness, lying between Inverness and Drumnadrochit. Marina.

DRUMNADROCHIT and vicinity. The sides of Loch Ness are fairly straight, but 'Drum' lies by Urquhart Bay, the largest bulge by the loch. It is the 'monster capital' of Scotland!
The Benleva Hotel
Loch Ness Lodge Hotel
Clunebeg Lodge Guest House
Woodlands B&B
Loch Ness Holiday Homes
Gillyflowers
Riverbank Bed & Breakfast
Westwood
Other accommodations can be found at the Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board website
INVERMORISTON
This hamlet is where we leave Loch Ness and head west for Skye
Glenmoriston Arms Hotel
Mrs I Greig, Invermoriston
Loch Ness Youth Hostel

Accommodations on or near to the A9 route north of Inverness where you can stay and join our John o'Groats, Orkney, or Castle of Mey tours

DORNOCH is the county town of Sutherland and extremely attractive. For our Castle of Mey tours we meet you in Dornoch about 1100hrs.
If joining our John o'Groats or Orkney trips you should normally be at the Evelix Filling Station on the A9 at a time we advise, though we do drop you back in Dornoch at the end of the tour.
Burghfield House Hotel
Dornoch Castle Hotel
Dornoch Hotel
Eagle Hotel
Mallin House Hotel
Royal Golf Hotel
Trentham Hotel - this is on the A9 and we can pick you up from it directly for all our trips

GOLSPIE, with a population of over 2,000, is the largest town (village?) in Sutherland and is a good centre for tours and walks.
Sutherland Arms Hotel

BRORA can boast of an industrial past spanning a half-dozen industries and as many centuries; the Clynelish Distillery is still thriving. It has a beautiful seafront and hinterland.
The Links Hotel and the Royal Marine Hotel
Clynelish Farm
Selkie Bed & Breakfast

HELMSDALE is an attractive village where Kildonan Strath joins the sea. Here the railway leaves the coast and heads inland before turning east again for Wick and Thurso. Bayview B&B - in Portgower, near Helmsdale

INVERNESS
The list below is by no means exhaustive - other accommodations in Inverness can be found at the
Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board website.

The accommodations below are
within 10 minutes' walk of Castle Wynd,
our departure point in Inverness:

Palace Hotel - this is the only hotel in Inverness from which we pick up for all tours (except Go-Orkney MegaTour)
Bluebell House
Glen Mhor Hotel
The Waterside
Ness Bank House
Tower Hotel
Westbourne Guest House

The accommodations below are ones
where we pick up directly for clients
joining our GO-ORKNEY MEGATOUR - usually at 0620hrs:

Abermar Guest House
Ach Aluinn Guest House
Duncraig Villa
Fairfield Lodge
Oakvilla Guest House

  • If you are using these accommodations and
    wish to be picked up you must advise us at least
    48 hours in advance
    - calling the afternoon before
    is insufficient notice
  • To save you and us time and correspondence,
    please note that these are the only
    accommodations from which we pick up for the
    GO-ORKNEY MegaTour
  • Please note that, while we pick up from
    these accommodations in the morning, it's
    not usually practicable for us to drop off
    in the evening

  • The accommodations below are all within
    15 minutes' walk of our departure point
    in Inverness,
    Castle Wynd:
    Zandra's bed & breakfast
    Oakvilla Guesthouse
    Craigmonie Hotel
    Heathmount Hotel
    Moray Park Hotel
    Royal Highland Hotel
    Aberfeldy Lodge Guest House
    Ardconnel House
    Ardmuir House Hotel
    Ballifeary House Hotel
    Borve Guest House
    East Dene B&B
    Eden House
    Eskdale Guest House
    Ivybank Guest House
    Kinkell House
    Moyness House
    Pitfaranne
    Taigh Na Teile
    Cairnsmore B&B

    The accommodations below are more than
    15 minutes' walk from our departure point
    in Inverness,
    Castle Wynd:
    Express by Holiday Inn
    Loch Ness House Hotel


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