There are 7 ways to get from Durham to Stornoway by train, bus, ferry, or plane
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Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Durham 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
12h 17m£64–221Bus, ferry via Eldon Square Bus Station Stand G
cheapest- Take the bus from John Dobson Street to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- 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£30–148Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sutton Street to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 598
- Take the bus from George Street to Union Streetbus E9
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
12h 49mFly from Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane NCL - SYY
10h 12m£65–339Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane GLA - SYY
6h 30m£160–441Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Durham to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane MAN - SYY
10h 35m£217–475Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane EDI - SYY
5h 44m£167–391
Durham to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Stornoway is to bus and ferry via Eldon Square Bus Station Stand G which costs £29 - £150 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs £160 - £400.
The distance between Durham and Stornoway is 432 miles.
The best way to get from Durham to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 12h 17m and costs £60 - £230.
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Durham to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 178+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Durham, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Stornoway Airport via Bristol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Newcastle to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Newcastle to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Newcastle to Stornoway Airport via Southampton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Newcastle to Stornoway Airport via Bristol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Newcastle to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Newcastle to Stornoway Airport via Southampton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–330
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Durham to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sutton Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from John Dobson Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- 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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