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Inverness / John o' Groats road and rail comparison
If you're doing JOGLE and travel to Inverness using the Caledonian Sleeper
Train |
Highland Bicycle Transfers |
|
|---|---|---|
| Arrive on sleeper, Inverness | 08:30 |
08:30 |
| Depart Inverness | 10:38 |
08:40 |
| Arrive Wick | 14:55 |
- |
| Cycle 17 miles to JoG | around 1 hour |
- |
| Arrive John o' Groats | 16:00 |
11:30 - 11:45 |
If you're doing LEJOG and wish to return home on the evening sleeper
Train |
Highland Bicycle Transfers |
|
|---|---|---|
| Depart JoG | 14:50 |
about 17:00 |
| Cycle 17 miles to Wick | around 1 hour |
- |
| Arrive Wick | 15:50 |
- |
| Depart Wick | 16:00 |
- |
| Arrive Inverness | 20:10 |
19:45 - 20:15 |
| Sleeper leaves at (mon-fri) | 20:38 |
20:38 |
Train times taken from 2009 Scotrail timetables. Highland Bicycle Transfers times are examples, we can depart/arrive at whatever time suits your own schedule best.
As of September 2009, a standard day single is £16.20 per person between Inverness and Wick. The cost for the Highland Bicycle Transfers van to go between Inverness and JoG is £130, for up to 4 bikes and 4 riders. The train is without a doubt cheaper, but cycle spaces are very limited, the train only goes as far as Wick/Thurso, and you lose most of end-to-end cycling time for the day
Train times and fares are simmillar for Inverness to Thurso, which is slightly further away from John o' Groats.