Every train we found from Inverness to Pitlochry was direct. The trains, run by ScotRail and LNER, make three stops before Pitlochry and take about 1h40 on a typical run, with the quickest at 1h26, so there is no change to plan around. Travellers from Dundee and Aberdeen have to change at Perth and can miss the connection there; coming from Inverness, that risk never arises.
On the weekday timetable there were twelve departures: 05:35, 06:38, 07:55, 08:42, 09:42, 10:50, 12:48, 14:50, 15:44, 17:25, 18:52 and 20:22. The morning is well served, with six trains before eleven o’clock, but around midday the departures found are about two hours apart, either side of the 12:48. For an early arrival, the 05:35 reaches Pitlochry at about 07:14 on a typical run.
Journey times vary more than you might expect for a direct service, from 86 minutes on the quickest train to 99 on a typical one. When two Inverness departures are close together, compare when each reaches Pitlochry rather than simply taking the earlier one.
The 20:22 is the last train to Pitlochry on the weekday list. After it, the remaining options were buses all the way from Inverness, one at 21:15 and one at 22:45, each taking just under two hours, so the 21:15 bus reaches Pitlochry a little after eleven.
By road it is 86 miles down the A9 and about 1h45, so from Inverness the train and the car take much the same time, and the quickest trains are a good quarter of an hour faster than driving.
Atholl Road is five minutes’ walk from Pitlochry station, 357 metres away, which is all the onward travel the Inverness train leaves you with.
Journey times and changes below come from the rail and bus timetables for Tuesday 1 December 2026. Weekend and holiday timetables differ, so check the day you travel.
From Inverness on the weekday we checked: every 60 to 105 minutes or so between 05:35 and 20:22.
By road it is about 86 miles from Inverness to Pitlochry, mostly via the A9 — roughly 1h 44m with clear roads. Car parks in Pitlochry are listed on the Getting Here page.