Trains to Loch Ness

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If you're planning to take the train to Loch Ness, you'll need to head to Inverness, which is the closest station to the loch. For visitors from the south it's a long journey, but the station is well connected, with regular direct trains from Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, including sleeper services.

Spend a relaxing day out at Loch Ness with your friends and family. Breathe in the fresh air, and have a nice stroll around the grounds while taking in the stunning landscape around you. The best places to start your visit to the loch are Drumnadrochit or Fort Augustus - they're a long way south, so take a taxi or a bus, or hire a car.

Ticket office

Ticket Machine	Available
Staff help	Unavailable
Staffing level	The staff is available at specific times. Please check at the station.
Oyster Prepay	Unavailable
Oyster topup	Unavailable
Oyster validator	Unavailable
Pre-purchase collection	Available

Luggage

Left Luggage	Available
Left Luggage Website	https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Facilities

Shops	Unavailable
Shops note	WHSmith, Barber shop, Mailboxes shop, PhotoMe photo booth
Postbox	Available
Telephones	Available
Telephone types	Cards and coins
Station Buffet	Available
Station Buffet notes	Costa Coffee, WH Smith, bar
ATM	Available
Bureau de Change	Unavailable
Tourist Information Office	Available
Nearest station with more facilities	This is a Category A station. This station has step-free access to all platforms. The Passenger Assist meeting point is at the automatic ticket gatesBlue Badge parking bays: 3

Toilets

Toilets	Available
Toilets notes	The toilets are located on the Concourse. The National key toilets are located on the Concourse; these toilets are operated by a radar key. Available between 0630 and 1930
Showers	Available
Baby change	Available

WiFi

WiFi	Available
Web kiosk	Unavailable

Staffing and customer service

Customer Service notes	customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
Customer help points	Available
CCTV	Available

Parking

Carpark name	Station Car Park
Carpark operator	ScotRail
Car parking spaces	60

Bicycle Facilities

Cycle storage	Available
Cycle storage spaces	40
Sheltered cycle storage	Available
Cycle storage CCTV	Unavailable
Cycle storage notes	There are lockers available.

Accessibility

Step-free access	Step free access is available throughout the whole station.
Ramps for train access	Available
Wheelchairs	Available
Induction Loop	Available
Accessible ticket machines	Available
Accessible Booking Office counter	Available
Accessible taxis	Accessible taxis are available at this station, please see below for more information
Accessible taxis notes	Inverness station is a major station with taxis usually available on a rank. Advance booking is not normally necessary or even possible, unless arriving early in the morning or late at night. Operators who may accept bookings include: Central (01463 222222) or Tartan (01463 222777) or City (01463 222555).

First Class Lounge

About Loch Ness

It's hard to talk about Loch Ness without acknowledging the elephant - or rather the monster - in the room. But we'll leave Nessie to one side for now, because this iconic Highland loch has much more to offer. Some 23 miles long and only around one mile wide, it connects with the River Ness in the north, and with the Caledonian Canal and the Rivers Oich and Tarff in the south, forming a spectacular ribbon of water fringed by forested hills and ruined castles. It's pure Highland romance, perfect for long walks or cycle rides.

To start your visit, head to Fort Augustus at the south end of the loch, or to Drumnadrochit, midway down the western shore. Both are home to a wide range of boat tour operators who'll take you out on pleasure cruises or fishing trips. Drumnadrochit is also home to the dramatic ruins of Urquhart Castle. If you do fancy a spot of monster-hunting, The Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition - also in Drumnadrochit - is packed with stories and images from the search for the famous beastie, and charts the history of the surrounding area too. Displays include Robert Wilson's 1934 hoax images, and sonar readings from Operation Deepscan in 1987.

Departures
Arrivals

Departing to	Train	Time	Status
to Wick	ScotRail	14:00	On time
to Aberdeen	ScotRail	14:28	On time
to Glasgow Queen Street	ScotRail	14:50	On time
to Invergordon	ScotRail	14:50	On time
to Aberdeen	ScotRail	15:35	On time

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Arriving from	Train	Time	Status
from Aberdeen	ScotRail	14:12	On time
from Edinburgh (Waverley)	ScotRail	14:16	On time
from Kyle of Lochalsh	ScotRail	14:42	On time
from Elgin	ScotRail	15:10	On time
from Glasgow Queen Street	ScotRail	15:29	On time

See more arrivals to Inverness

Station details & facilities

Ticket office

Luggage

Facilities

Toilets

WiFi

Staffing and customer service

Parking

Bicycle Facilities

Accessibility

First Class Lounge

Departures and arrivals from Inverness

Departures

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