3 Leachkin to Balloch via Inverness, Culloden
Operated by Stagecoach Bluebird. First bus 05:20, last bus 23:15. 62 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 — more.
Wanted a different 3? 114 other bus routes are numbered 3 elsewhere in the UK — see every 3 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:50 | 05:47 | 06:17 | 06:47 | 07:12 | 07:42 | 08:15 | 08:42 | 09:15 | 09:42 | 10:15 | 10:42 | 11:15 | 11:42 | 12:15 | 12:42 | 13:15 | 13:42 | 14:15 | 14:42 | 15:15 | 15:42 | 16:15 | 16:42 | 17:15 to Queensgate B | 17:45 to Turning Circle (at) Balloch | 18:45 to Turning Circle (at) Balloch | 20:00 to Turning Circle (at) Balloch | 21:00 to Turning Circle (at) Balloch | 22:15 to Queensgate B | 23:15 to Queensgate B |
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| Craig Dunain (at) | · | 05:47 | 06:17 | 06:47 | 07:12 | 07:42 | 08:15 | 08:42 | 09:15 | 09:42 | 10:15 | 10:42 | 11:15 | 11:42 | 12:15 | 12:42 | 13:15 | 13:42 | 14:15 | 14:42 | 15:15 | 15:42 | 16:15 | 16:42 | 17:15 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:15 | 23:15 |
| Moray Firth Radio (o/s) | · | 05:55 | 06:25 | 06:55 | 07:20 | 07:50 | 08:23 | 08:50 | 09:23 | 09:50 | 10:23 | 10:50 | 11:23 | 11:50 | 12:23 | 12:50 | 13:23 | 13:50 | 14:23 | 14:50 | 15:23 | 15:50 | 16:23 | 16:50 | 17:23 | 17:53 | 18:53 | 20:08 | 21:08 | 22:23 | 23:23 |
| Turning Circle (at) | · | 06:05 | 06:35 | 07:05 | 07:30 | 08:00 | · | 09:00 | · | 10:00 | · | 11:00 | · | 12:00 | · | 13:00 | · | 14:00 | · | 15:00 | · | 16:00 | · | 17:00 | · | 18:01 | 19:01 | 20:16 | 21:16 | 22:31 | 23:31 |
| Queensgate (Stop B) | 05:50 | 06:20 | 06:50 | 07:20 | 07:45 | 08:15 | 08:45 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:15 | 17:42 | 18:15 | 19:15 | 20:30 | 21:30 | 22:42 | 23:42 |
| Raigmore Hospital (at) | 06:00 | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 07:58 | 08:28 | 08:58 | 09:28 | 09:58 | 10:28 | 10:58 | 11:28 | 11:58 | 12:28 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 13:58 | 14:28 | 14:58 | 15:28 | 15:58 | 16:29 | 16:59 | 17:29 | · | 18:25 | 19:25 | 20:40 | 21:40 | · | · |
| UHI Campus (E-bound) | 06:04 | 06:34 | 07:04 | 07:35 | 08:03 | 08:33 | 09:03 | 09:33 | 10:03 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:33 | 13:03 | 13:33 | 14:03 | 14:33 | 15:03 | 15:33 | 16:03 | 16:35 | 17:05 | 17:35 | · | 18:29 | 19:29 | 20:44 | 21:44 | · | · |
| Birchwood Road (opp) | 06:07 | 06:37 | 07:07 | 07:38 | 08:06 | 08:36 | 09:06 | 09:36 | 10:06 | 10:36 | 11:06 | 11:36 | 12:06 | 12:36 | 13:06 | 13:36 | 14:06 | 14:36 | 15:06 | 15:36 | 16:06 | 16:39 | 17:09 | 17:39 | · | 18:32 | 19:32 | 20:47 | 21:47 | · | · |
| Smithton Church (o/s) | 06:16 | 06:46 | 07:16 | 07:47 | 08:15 | 08:45 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:48 | 17:18 | 17:48 | · | 18:39 | 19:39 | 20:54 | 21:54 | · | · |
| Culloden Academy (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 18:46 | 19:46 | 21:01 | 22:01 | · | · |
| Oakdene Court (opp) | 06:25 | 06:55 | 07:25 | 07:56 | 08:24 | 08:54 | 09:24 | 09:54 | 10:24 | 10:54 | 11:24 | 11:54 | 12:24 | 12:54 | 13:24 | 13:54 | 14:24 | 14:54 | 15:24 | 15:54 | 16:24 | 16:57 | 17:27 | 17:57 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Culloden Road Turning Circle (at) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 18:52 | 19:52 | 21:07 | 22:07 | · | · |
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Fares on the 3
Adult single £2.00 · Child single £1.20 to £2.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | Craig Dunain | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.00 | £2.00 | Scorguie | |||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Telford Retail Park | ||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | South Kessock | |||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | City Centre | ||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Grant St or India St | |||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Millburn Roundabout | ||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Raigmore Estate | |||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Raigmore Hosp/Inshes | ||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | UHI | |||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Culloden Rd [W'hil] | ||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Burn Brae | |||||
| – | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Woodside Village | ||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Smithton | |||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Culloden Academy | ||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Balloch | |
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Oakdene Park |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Charleston & Academy.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 17 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Bluebird before you travel.
Tickets on the 3
Stagecoach Bluebird publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and students.
Return · Single · Period Return · Skye DayRider · Wick Dayrider · Orkney DayRider · Kirkwall DayRider · Caithness DayRider
…and 53 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach Bluebird's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 13 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Bluebird.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Stagecoach Bluebird before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 3
3 towards Balloch
All 70 stops
- Craig Dunain (at) Leachkin
- Dunain Square (at) Leachkin
- Creagan Place (at) Leachkin
- New Craigs Hospital (opp) Leachkin
- Glenview (opp) Leachkin
- Lomond Way (opp) Kinmylies
- Balnafettack Road (before) Kinmylies
- Kinmylies Way (opp) Kinmylies
- Canal Road (opp) Scorguie
- Moray Firth Radio (o/s) Scorguie
- Kincraig Terrace (opp) Scorguie
- Kennedy Drive (at) Scorguie
- Firthview Avenue (opp) Scorguie
- Charleston Place (opp) Scorguie
- Telford Retail Park (NE-bound) Merkinch
- Merkinch Place (opp) Merkinch
- Kilmuir Road (at) Merkinch
- Kilmuir Court (at) Merkinch
- Clach Club (opp) Merkinch
- India Street (opp) South Kessock
- Coronation Park South Kessock
- Kessock Avenue (at) South Kessock
- Craigton Avenue (at) South Kessock
- Kessock Road (at) South Kessock
- Turning Circle (at) South Kessock
- Kessock Road (opp) South Kessock
- Craigton Avenue (opp) South Kessock
- Kessock Avenue (opp) South Kessock
- Coronation Park (opp) South Kessock
- India Street (at) South Kessock
- Nelson Street (at) Merkinch
- Queensgate (Stop B) Inverness
- Falcon Sq (at) Inverness
- Morrisons (o/s) Millburn
- Diriebught Road (opp) Millburn
- Mackintosh Road (E-bound) Raigmore
- Chattan Avenue Flats Raigmore
- Ashton Road (nr) Raigmore
- Raigmore Hospital (at) Inverness
- Tesco (opp) Inshes
- UHI Campus (E-bound) Westhill
- Vets (opp) Inshes
- Cauldfield Road (at) Westhill
- Birchwood Road (opp) Westhill
- Cradlehall Park (at) Westhill
- Towerhill Place (at) Westhill
- Burn Brae (opp) Westhill
- Woodside Farm Drive (opp) Westhill
- Murray Road (N-bound) Culloden
- Smithton Church (o/s) Smithton
- Primary School (opp) Smithton
- Cameron Court (at) Smithton
- Shop (opp) Smithton
- Culloden Hall (opp) Smithton
- Macgillivary Court (at) Culloden
- Galloway Drive (at) Culloden
- Duncan Forbes School (opp) Culloden
- Alder Place (at) Culloden
- Hazel Avenue (at) Culloden
- Culloden Academy (o/s) Culloden
- Loch Lann Road (opp) Culloden
- Barnview (at) Culloden
- Oakdene Court (opp) Culloden
- Culloden Academy side (at) Culloden
- School Road (opp) Balloch
- Moray Coast Vets (o/s) Balloch
- Braeside Park (at) Balloch
- Little Cullernie Park (at) Balloch
- Forest Drive (at) Balloch
- Culloden Road Turning Circle (at) Balloch
3 towards Leachkin
All 77 stops
- Oakdene Court (opp) Culloden
- Moray Park Place (at) Culloden
- Moray Park Gardens (opp) Culloden
- Moray Park Avenue (at 1) Culloden
- Culloden Road Turning Circle (at) Balloch
- Forest Drive (opp) Balloch
- Little Cullernie Park (opp) Balloch
- Braeside Park (opp) Balloch
- Moray Coast Vets (opp) Balloch
- Playing Fields (at) Balloch
- Culloden Academy side (opp) Culloden
- Barn Church (opp) Culloden
- Loch Lann Road (opp) Culloden
- Barnview (at) Culloden
- Culloden Academy (opp) Culloden
- Hazel Avenue (opp) Culloden
- Alder Place (opp) Culloden
- Duncan Forbes School (o/s) Culloden
- Galloway Drive (opp) Culloden
- Macgillivary Court (opp) Culloden
- Culloden Hall (o/s) Smithton
- Smithton Villas (opp) Smithton
- Shop (o/s) Smithton
- Cameron Court (opp) Smithton
- Primary School (o/s) Smithton
- Smithton Church (opp) Smithton
- Murray Road (opp) Culloden
- Woodside Farm Drive (at) Westhill
- Burn Brae (at) Westhill
- Towerhill Place (opp) Westhill
- Cradlehall Park (opp) Westhill
- Birchwood Road (at) Westhill
- Cauldfield Road (opp) Westhill
- Vets (at) Inshes
- UHI Campus (W-bound) Westhill
- Tesco (at) Inshes
- Raigmore Hospital (at) Inverness
- Stratton Road (opp) Raigmore
- Ashton Road (before) Raigmore
- Chattan Avenue Road End Raigmore
- Chattan Avenue Flats (opp) Raigmore
- Mackintosh Road (W-bound) Raigmore
- King Duncans Road (at) Millburn
- Diriebught Road (at) Millburn
- Falcon Sq (opp) Inverness
- Academy Street (NW-bound) Inverness
- Nelson Street (opp) Merkinch
- Pumpgate Street (after) Merkinch
- India Street (opp) South Kessock
- Coronation Park South Kessock
- Kessock Avenue (at) South Kessock
- Craigton Avenue (at) South Kessock
- Kessock Road (at) South Kessock
- Turning Circle (at) South Kessock
- Kessock Road (opp) South Kessock
- Craigton Avenue (opp) South Kessock
- Kessock Avenue (opp) South Kessock
- Coronation Park (opp) South Kessock
- India Street (at) South Kessock
- Clach Club (o/s) Merkinch
- Kilmuir Court (opp) Merkinch
- Merkinch Place (o/s) Merkinch
- Telford Retail Park (SW-bound) Merkinch
- Charleston Place (at) Scorguie
- Firthview Avenue (at) Scorguie
- Kennedy Drive (opp) Scorguie
- Kincraig Terrace (at) Scorguie
- Moray Firth Radio (opp) Scorguie
- Canal Road (at) Scorguie
- Kinmylies Way (at) Kinmylies
- Balnafettack Road (opp) Kinmylies
- Lomond Way (at) Kinmylies
- Glenview (at) Leachkin
- New Craigs Hospital (at) Leachkin
- Creagan Place (opp) Leachkin
- Dunain Square (opp) Leachkin
- Craig Dunain (at) Leachkin
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 16 February 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 7 July 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 6 January 2025 To amend Timetable.
- New service effective 19 August 2024 Half hourly service Monday to Saturday and hourly service Sunday
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PM0000005/732 · Changes in Highland Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 3 bus?
The first 3 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 3 bus?
The last 3 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 3 bus cost?
Stagecoach Bluebird's published fares on the 3: adult single £2.00, child single £1.20 to £2.00. The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Stagecoach Bluebird sets the fares on the 3. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.
Who runs the 3 bus?
The 3 is operated by Stagecoach Bluebird.
Timetable data from Stagecoach Bluebird via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Scotland feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PM0000005/732. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.