Bus firm Ember has announced its new E7 service will launch on June 5, which will link Aberdeen Airport with the Highland city.
The route will start from either Inverness’s Union Street or the Bridge of Don Park and Ride in Aberdeen, with tickets between the two cities costing £13.70.
The service will stop at Aberdeen Airport, Blackburn, Kintore, Inverurie, Keith, Elgin and Nairn.
Ember also announced plans to add more stops later this summer.
Tickets must be pre-booked but can be purchased mere minutes in advance or within weeks.
In a post to social media, Ember said: “New route time…next up, Ember are launching the E7 route connecting Aberdeen to Inverness!
“We’ll be launching the E7 on Thursday, June 5, with some key first stops on the route including Aberdeen Airport, Blackburn, Kintore, Inverurie, Keith, Elgin and Nairn.
“Many more stops will be added to a full timetabled route later on in the summer.
“We can’t wait to extend Ember’s services to so many new communities in the beautiful Highlands.”
The earliest bus leaving Bridge of Don Park and Ride on a weekday departs at 4.04am, arriving at Inverness at 7.25am, with the latest bus leaving the Granite City at 6.04pm and arriving in Inverness at 9.28pm.
Meanwhile, the earliest bus leaving Inverness Union Street on a weekday leaves at 8.35am and arrives at its final destination at 12.23pm, with the last bus leaving Inverness at 10.38pm, and arriving at the final stop at 1.40am.
Last year Ember, the UK’s first all-electric intercity bus operator, said it planned to increase its fleet of zero-emission coaches after securing a £5.6 million bank loan from Triodos.
It allowed the firm to purchase an additional 14 coaches and brought the bus firm's total fleet number to 38 at the time.
The transport start-up launched in 2020 with just two coaches operating its first route between Dundee and Edinburgh.
Ember has since expanded its transport network to include services to Glasgow, Stirling, and Kinross.
