The Highland Council is seeking views on whether a Park and Ride facility in Inverness could improve longer distance travel between the Highlands and the Central Belt.
The consultation forms part of the Council’s wider Travel Hubs project, which is exploring ways to create better links between different forms of transport and make journeys more convenient for residents and visitors.
Officials are particularly interested in understanding whether people would consider using a Park and Ride facility to connect with long distance bus and coach services travelling to destinations including Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The idea emerged following feedback gathered during public consultation events on proposals for Inverness Bus Station and Inverness Interchange earlier this year.
Participants told the Council they wanted to see better options for connecting with services travelling beyond the Highlands.
Councillor Ken Gowans, Chair of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee, said the consultation aims to understand how people currently travel and what improvements they would like to see.
“We would like to understand how people currently travel between the Highland area and the Central Belt, whether they would consider using Park and Ride at Inverness to connect with bus or coach services, and what would make this option practical, convenient and reliable.
“At the Inverness Bus Station and Inverness Interchange public consultation event held on Wednesday 11 March, several people told us they would like to see better options for connecting with longer-distance bus and coach services from Inverness.
“In response to that feedback, we are now asking people to tell us how they currently travel between the Highland area and the Central Belt, whether they would consider using Park and Ride at Inverness as part of these journeys, and what would make this option more attractive in future.”
The Council says feedback gathered through the survey will help shape the next phase of work and determine whether a Park and Ride service could become part of future transport plans for Inverness.
People who regularly travel between the Highlands and the Central Belt are being encouraged to take part, regardless of where they live.
The survey takes around ten minutes to complete and is available through the Council’s engagement platform, which also allows users to track consultations, receive alerts and see how decisions have been reached.
The consultation is open until midnight on 31 July 2026
With congestion, parking pressures and longer journeys remaining a challenge for many Highland travellers, the findings could help influence how people move between the Highlands and Scotland’s largest cities in the years ahead.
engage.highland.gov.uk is an easy-to-use platform which allows anyone to quickly see what Highland Council projects and proposals are open for consultation and engagement.
Feedback will help inform the next stage of work and support the Council in considering whether Park and Ride at Inverness could improve connections for longer-distance travel in future.
