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Inverness

The capital of the Highlands, on the doorstep of Loch Ness and the Culloden battlefield.

  • Highlands
  • Lochs
  • History
The detour

Clava Cairns: 4,000-year-old tombs in a grove

Clava CairnsPhoto: Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bronze Age burial cairns ringed by standing stones in a quiet grove of trees near Culloden.

WhereAbout 5 miles from the airport (INV)
Getting thereAbout 15 minutes' drive east.

Direct flights to Inverness from the UK

4 UK airports fly direct · hover or tap one

FromAirlinesMonths with flightsDistance
BirminghameasyJetOct to Jan, Mar to Sep363 mi
BristoleasyJetAll year429 mi
GatwickeasyJetAll year468 mi
LutoneasyJetAll year418 mi

From the airlines' own timetables for October 2026 to September 2027. Pick an airport to see the exact days.

Weather in Inverness by month

Average daytime highs. The warmest months are June, July, August.

MonthDayNightRainy days
January7°1°14
February8°1°12
March10°2°12
April12°4°10
May15°6°11
June17°9°12
July19°11°12
August19°11°12
September16°9°12
October13°6°14
November10°4°13
December7°2°14

Long-term averages from the national weather service's station record, as compiled on Wikipedia (Inverness). A rainy day has at least 1mm of rain.

Before you go

  • It's a domestic flight, so there's no passport control.
  • Airlines still ask for photo ID: check which documents yours accepts.