There are 9 ways to get from Cheltenham to Stornoway by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BHX - SYY
7h 54m£296–480Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Lordswood Rdbus 100
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M10
- 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 45m£70–192Train, bus, ferry via Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- 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
16h 21m£197–459Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 39m£193–553Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
8h 13m£210–721Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane SOU - SYY
9h 53m£279–584Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BRS - SYY
6h 30m£211–439Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa 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
16h 41m£262–530Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Ferry Terminalbus 61
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
18h 48m
Cheltenham to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £70 - £200 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs £210 - £440.
The distance between Cheltenham and Stornoway is 499 miles.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Wolverhampton which takes 16h 21m and costs £190 - £460.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Cheltenham to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 95+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Cheltenham to Stornoway. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Stornoway Airport (SYY), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cheltenham Spa to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal via Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton, Haymarket, Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, and Ullapool Ferry Terminal in around 16h 21m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Manchester, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Manchester, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £200–290
- 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
- £100–170
- 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
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Lordswood Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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