The Best Western Windsor Hotel Nairn is located only 7 miles from Inverness Airport and within easy distance of all major road and rail links. The hotel is an ideal base for touring the wealth of Highland Heritage and atttractions which surrounds the old town. Nearby local attractions such as Loch Ness, Brodie Castle, Cawdor Castle of MacBeth Fame, Culloden Battlefield, Fort George and Whisky Trail. In addition, there are 25 golf courses to cater to the sporting enthusiast, within an hour's drive from the hotel.
It has never been easier to get to The Highlands of Scotland whether by road, rail, air or sea...
By Air
For full timetable information on flights to and from the Highlands, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, visit the Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd web site.
Inverness Airport is serviced by an ever increasing number of inbound flights and the informormation on new routes can be gathered from the site link above. Here's some of the latest from the airport...
- Ryanair announces daily Inverness - Liverpool service to start on 3rd October 2006. Tickets on sale now at www.ryanair.com from £2.49 single, excluding taxes.
- New Inverness-Newcastle service to start on 5 June 2006 with Eastern Airways. Six return flights a week - Monday to Friday and Sunday - with web fares starting at £99 return at the www.easternairways.com website.
- New Aer Arann Inverness-Dublin air route announced with four return flights a week between the Highland capital and Ireland from 10 April 2006. The service will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays departing Dublin at 10.30am and Inverness at 12.15pm. Fares from 40.49 one way and 76.75 return, inclusive of taxes and charges. Tickets are on sale now at the www.aerarann.com website.
- New Eastern Airways Inverness-Leeds Bradford air route announced. Monday-Friday and Sundays from 24 April 2006. Return fares from £99 now available on the www.easternairways.com website.
- New Shetland air service announced - Atlantic Airways to operate Faroes-Sumburgh-London Stansted service from June 2006. For flight information and booking visit the www.flyshetland.com website.
By Rail
Services to and from Inverness connect the Highlands with all major UK cities including Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, with onward connections to the West Highlands and North Highlands. For fares and train times, call the National Rail enquiry line on 08457 484950.
Other useful rail contacts are:
Scotrail - Tel: 0845 7550 003 - Scotrail operates a range of services in Scotland as well as the daily (except Saturday evenings) sleeper service from London Euston to Inverness.
GNER - Tel: 0845 7225 225 - GNER operates a range of services in Scotland and from London to the Highlands.
By Coach
Several coach operators run daily services to the Highlands from Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, with connections available from all other parts of the UK.
For further information:
Scottish Citylink - Tel: 0870 5505 050
National Express - Tel: 0870 5808 080
Stagecoach
Rapsons - Tel: 01463 710555 (Rapsons, based in the Highlands, also offer coach and minibus hire).
By Car
The main road routes to and from the Highlands are:
A9 Stirling - Perth - Aviemore - Inverness - Thurso
A96 Aberdeen - Nairn - Inverness
A82 Glasgow - Fort William - Inverness (via Loch Ness)
By Ferry
Choose from a wide selection of ferry services offering easy access to Scotland from Scandinavia, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Spain, including the direct Zeebrugge-Rosyth ferry service operated by Superfast. (Rosyth is only two and a half hours` drive from the Highlands).
Getting around in the Highlands
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