There are 7 ways to get from Bournemouth to Stornoway by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane SOU - SYY
6h 25m£376–864Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 035
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, 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
23h 39m£77–237Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to The Mallsbus 035
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York 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
19h 4m£153–530Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 29m£143–491Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
7h 52m£166–507Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LGW - SYY
8h 23m£163–501Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bournemouth 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
19h 45m£113–485
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £75 - £240 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs £370 - £900.
The distance between Bournemouth and Stornoway is 582 miles.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Stornoway without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 19h 4m and costs £150 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Bournemouth to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 74+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Bournemouth to Stornoway. However, you can take the train to Southampton Airport Parkway, walk to Southampton Airport (SOU) airport, fly to Stornoway Airport (SYY), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal via The Malls, Basingstoke, York, Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, and Ullapool Ferry Terminal in around 19h 4m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–430
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £100–150
- 1st Class
- £220–300
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £330–380
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to The Malls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.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
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