There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car
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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£154–351Bus, ferry via Fort William
cheapest- Take the bus from George Street to Fort Williambus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Uig Pierbus 915
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
11h 26m£40–97Train, drive, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Strathcarrontrain
- Drive from Strathcarron to Somerled Squarecar
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
11h 50m£89–272Train, 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 57m£57–129Fly from Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Benbecula (BEB)plane EDI - BEB
8h 11m£70–290Train, 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£68–228Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- 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 13m£46–110
Edinburgh to Lochmaddy by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy is to bus and ferry via Fort William which costs £35 - £100 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy is to train and fly which takes 4h 46m and costs £150 - £360.
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 via Fort William which takes 11h 26m and costs £35 - £100.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Edinburgh to Lochmaddy, including transfers.
There are four+ 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
- £130–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- hebrideanair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Benbecula via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Spean Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Uig Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Spean Crescent to Uig Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Queensferry Street to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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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