There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy by train, plane, bus, ferry, or taxi
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Benbecula (BEB)plane GLA - BEB
4h 46m£142–372Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from George Street to Tyndrumbus
- Take the bus from Public Toilets to Uig Pierbus 915
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
11h 33m£47–130Train, taxi, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Strathcarrontrain
- Take the taxi from Strathcarron to Somerled Squaretaxi
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
11h 48m£197–392Train, bus, ferry via Spean Bridge
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Spean Bridgetrain
- Take the bus from Spean Crescent to Uig Pierbus 915
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
11h 54m£70–165Fly from Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Benbecula (BEB)plane EDI - BEB
9h 11m£200–560Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus 917
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
12h 3m£81–247Bus, ferry via Inverness
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus 917
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
12h 30m£59–158
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Benbecula (BEB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £130 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy is to train and fly which takes 4h 46m and costs £140 - £380.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lochmaddy is 234 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 11h 33m and costs £45 - £130.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy, including transfers.
There are 63+ hotels available in Lochmaddy.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lochmaddy, Scotland?
Loganair, Hebridean Air Services, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Benbecula (BEB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Benbecula
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
- Website
- hebrideanair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- 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/
Train from Inverness to Strathcarron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Spean Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Tyndrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Public Toilets to Uig Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–65
Bus from Spean Crescent to Uig Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £21–45
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- 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 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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