There are 9 ways to get from Bristol to Stornoway by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane SOU - SYY
8h 20m£244–598Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St 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
18h 42m£48–173Train, bus, ferry via Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton 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 8m£152–412Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 35m£168–596Fly Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BRS - SYY
6h 50m£180–360Fly Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
10h 2m£54–250Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BHX - SYY
6h 59m£277–478Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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 20m£94–719Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Newport Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe 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 32m£123–302
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £180 and takes 18h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Stornoway is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs £180 - £360.
The distance between Bristol and Stornoway is 630 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Wolverhampton which takes 17h 8m and costs £150 - £420.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Bristol to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 182+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–480
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–480
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wolverhampton to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- 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
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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 Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Newport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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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