There are 7 ways to get from Blackpool to Stornoway by train, bus, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Preston 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
14h 9m£140–377Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Abingdon Street to Bus Stationbus 42
- Take the bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
17h 11m£71–199Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane MAN - SYY
10h 4m£213–421Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Preston 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
14h 58m£120–267Bus, ferry via Fort William
- Take the bus from Abingdon Street to Underpassbus 42
- Take the bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Uig Pierbus 915
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Tarbertferry
- Take the bus from Car Park to Cromwell Streetbus W10
18h 37mTrain to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Huytontrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LPL - SYY
9h 56m£279–466Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane GLA - SYY
6h 41m£184–467
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £70 - £200 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs £180 - £470.
The distance between Blackpool and Stornoway is 501 miles.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 14h 9m and costs £140 - £380.
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Blackpool to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Blackpool to Stornoway. However, you can take the train to Preston, take the train to Haymarket, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, take the bus to Ferry Terminal, walk to Ullapool Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Abingdon Street to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal via Bus Station Night Std, Buchanan Bus Stn, Inverness Union Street, Ullapool Ferry Terminal, and Ullapool Ferry Terminal in around 17h 11m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–420
Flights from Liverpool to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Liverpool to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Liverpool to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Liverpool to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackpool North to Huyton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Uig Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Abingdon Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Abingdon Street to Underpass
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01851 860288
- lochsmotors@btconnect.com
- Website
- lochsmotortransport.co.uk
Bus from Car Park to Cromwell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.lochsmotortransport.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–45
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £35–45
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