Coronavirus (COVID-19): Support for businesses and communities Close Highland and Islands Enterprise Menu Search MyHIE Home Base your business here Transport, Connectivity and Infrastructure TRANSPORT, CONNECTIVITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE You can connect with the world from the Highlands and Islands. TRANSPORT We are a globally connected region, with comprehensive transport links both to and around the Highlands and Islands. We've nine airports, with the additional option of a number of smaller airports and airstrips. Air services from Inverness operate to many of the UK's biggest cities including London, Manchester, Birmingham and Belfast. Services which operate to European destinations include Amsterdam, Zurich, Dusseldorf and Bergen. We've rail services to the north, east, south and west of both the Highlands and Islands and Scotland. The iconic Caledonian Sleeper is an overnight service between London Euston and Inverness/Fort William, and operates six evenings per week. Major trunk roads connect the Highlands and Islands to the rest of Scotland as well as the UK. A comprehensive bus service network operates across the area. Ferry services ensure easy access to more rural areas and many of our island communities. DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY Digitally, a £146m investment in a fibre broadband network has opened up new opportunities and greater flexibility for working and studying across the region. More than 8 out of 10 of our homes and businesses have superfast broadband access. MORE ABOUT CONNECTIONS Broadband and digital infrastructure Highland and Islands Airports Limited Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership Traveline Scotland Having Inverness airport so close-by is a great benefit. With regular flights to London and Amsterdam you can go anywhere in the world. Online check in means you don't have to sit for hours in the airport. My record from car to plane is six minutes. Pawel de Sternberg Stojalowski, Founder and Managing Director, Aseptium OUR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS We work with public, private and third sector partners to identify investment opportunities to support economic and community growth. Find out more about some of the work we're currently doing. Regional projects MORE INFORMATION 1 2 NEWSLETTER Sign up for all the latest news, information on investments and development opportunities from across our region. Newsletter Signup I agree to the privacy policy. Sign up CONTACT US An Lòchran 10 Inverness Campus Inverness IV2 5NA Scotland Contact +44 (0) 1463 245 245 enquiries@hient.co.uk USEFUL LINKS Home Support Growth sectors Land and buildings Our region About us Privacy policy Freedom of Information Cookies and Privacy Policy ©HIE 2021 HOW WE USE COOKIES We use cookies on this website. Some of them are necessary to make it work. Others are optional unless you enable them. For more detailed information on the cookies we use, see our cookie information page. Accept recommended settings and close NECESSARY COOKIES Necessary cookies are used to enable functionality, including security and preference setting throughout the site. Without them, you would not be able to use the site properly. These cookies can only be disabled through your own browser settings. NON-ESSENTIAL COOKIES Non-essential cookies allow us to gather insights through analytics. They help us understand how people are using the site and how we can improve it. Non-essential cookies Close