There are 8 ways to get from Basingstoke to Stornoway by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 4m£150–482Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
21h 25m£103–372Train, bus, ferry via Coventry
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Coventrytrain
- Take the train from Coventry to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
17h 57m£241–562Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
18h 16m£285–470Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane SOU - SYY
7h 39m£261–675Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
7h 14m£177–559Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LGW - SYY
7h 46m£210–494Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
18h 41m£227–430
Basingstoke to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £100 - £380 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Stornoway is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs £150 - £490.
The distance between Basingstoke and Stornoway is 572 miles.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Coventry which takes 17h 57m and costs £240 - £600.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Basingstoke to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 190+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
British Airways and Loganair fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Manchester, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–650
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Manchester, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–650
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Train from Basingstoke to Coventry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Coventry to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Basingstoke to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £250–350
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Coventry to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £150–250
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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