Which bus companies run in Highland?

Stagecoach Bluebird (76 routes), Highland Council (33 routes), Shiel Buses (24 routes), D & E Coaches (20 routes), Ember (10 routes) and Scottish Citylink (7 routes), and 17 smaller operators.

What are the busiest bus routes in Highland?

the E7 (Bridge of Don – Inverness), the 3 (Culloden – Leachkin), the E9 (Edinburgh – Inverness), the E8 (Glasgow – Inverness) and the 2 (Leachkin – Westhill).

Where are the main bus stations in Highland?

Bus Station, Nairn, Bus Station, Fort William, Bus Station Stance 4, Inverness, Somerled Square, Portree and Bus Station Stance 5, Inverness.

How can I see live bus times in Highland?

StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Highland, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Buses in Highland

210 bus routes, run by 23 bus companies, serve 540 towns and villages and 1,854 stops across Highland. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.

Main towns

Inverness 87 routes
Fort William 43 routes
Aviemore 28 routes
Dingwall 24 routes
Tore 23 routes
Craigton 21 routes
North Kessock 19 routes
Tain 18 routes
Portree 17 routes
Thurso 17 routes
Kingussie 16 routes
Nairn 15 routes
Conon Bridge 14 routes
Dalwhinnie 14 routes
Wick, Highland 13 routes
Alness 12 routes
Carrbridge 12 routes
Kyle of Lochalsh 12 routes
Muir of Ord 12 routes
Newtonmore 12 routes
Spean Bridge 12 routes
Beauly 11 routes
Broadford, Highland 11 routes
Corran Ferry 11 routes

Bus stations and interchanges

Busiest routes

E7: Bridge of Don – Inverness Ember
3: Culloden – Leachkin Stagecoach Bluebird
E9: Edinburgh – Inverness Ember
E8: Glasgow – Inverness Ember
2: Leachkin – Westhill Stagecoach Bluebird
E14: Inverness – Fort William Ember
E5: Fort William – Glasgow Ember
10: Inverness – Aberdeen Stagecoach Bluebird
5A: Inverness – Inverness Retail Park Stagecoach Bluebird
5C: Inverness – Hilton (circular) Stagecoach Bluebird
28: Contin – Inverness Stagecoach Bluebird
82: Thurso – Wick D & E Coaches

Bus companies

All towns and villages

Questions

Which bus companies run in Highland?: Stagecoach Bluebird (76 routes), Highland Council (33 routes), Shiel Buses (24 routes), D & E Coaches (20 routes), Ember (10 routes) and Scottish Citylink (7 routes), and 17 smaller operators.
What are the busiest bus routes in Highland?: the E7 (Bridge of Don – Inverness), the 3 (Culloden – Leachkin), the E9 (Edinburgh – Inverness), the E8 (Glasgow – Inverness) and the 2 (Leachkin – Westhill).
Where are the main bus stations in Highland?: Bus Station, Nairn, Bus Station, Fort William, Bus Station Stance 4, Inverness, Somerled Square, Portree and Bus Station Stance 5, Inverness.
How can I see live bus times in Highland?: StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Highland, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 9 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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