Inverness

Inverness is a city in The Great Glen and Strathspey area of the Scottish Highlands, at the point where the River Ness flows out into the Moray Firth. Wikivoyage

Population 47,380 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Daylight 6 h 39 in Dec, dark by 15:31 · 17 h 59 in Jun
  1. January: 7 h 18 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 28 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 45 of daylight
  4. April: 14 h 18 of daylight
  5. May: 16 h 34 of daylight
  6. June: 17 h 59 of daylight
  7. July: 17 h 23 of daylight
  8. August: 15 h 20 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 51 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 25 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 03 of daylight
  12. December: 6 h 39 of daylight
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Getting there

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Where you can go from Inverness

  • Under 1 h
  • 1–2 h
  • 2–3 h
  • 3–5 h
  • 5 h +

From Inverness's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

1 to 2 hours· 1

2 to 3 hours· 1

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Inverness Music Festival

    March

    Inverness Music Festival is probably next held 4-14 March 2027, tbc

  2. Tartan Heart Festival

    July – August

    Tartan Heart Festival is held at Belladrum south of Beauly, with the next on July 30 - 1 Aug 2026

  3. Loch Ness Marathon

    September

    Loch Ness Marathon follows the minor roads along the east side of the loch from Fort Augustus to Inverness, with the next on Su 27 Sept 2026

  4. Royal National Mod

    Royal National Mod

    October

    The Royal National Mòd (Scottish Gaelic: Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) is an Eisteddfod-inspired international Celtic festival focusing upon Scottish Gaelic literature, traditional music, and culture which is held annually in Scotland.

    Wikipedia

  5. Inverness Film Festival

    November

    Inverness Film Festival is next held on F 13 – Th 19 Nov 2026

5 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Inverness); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 5 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Inverness 960 m

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.