There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Shiant Islands by plane, unknown, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport, travel
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane EDI - SYY
- Walk from Stornoway-Airport-SYY to Shiant Islandsunknown
3h 26mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Old Inn Road Endbus 700
- Walk from Old Inn Road End to Shiant Islandsunknown
7h 24mBus, travel
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Old Inn Road Endbus 700
- Walk from Old Inn Road End to Shiant Islandsunknown
7h 30mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane GLA - SYY
- Walk from Stornoway-Airport-SYY to Shiant Islandsunknown
4h 13mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Barra Airport, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane GLA - BRR
- Walk from Barra Airport (BRR) to Shiant Islandsunknown
6h 3mTrain to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane INV - SYY
- Walk from Stornoway-Airport-SYY to Shiant Islandsunknown
7h 12mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Benbecula, bus, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Benbecula (BEB)plane GLA - BEB
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal to Youth Hostelbus
- Walk from Youth Hostel to Shiant Islandsunknown
6h 15mBus, travel via Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Old Inn Road Endbus 700
- Walk from Old Inn Road End to Shiant Islandsunknown
7h 50mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Strathcarrontrain
- Walk from Strathcarron to Shiant Islandsunknown
8h 10mTrain, bus, travel via Spean Bridge
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Spean Bridgetrain
- Take the bus from Spean Crescent to Uig Pierbus 915
- Walk from Uig Pier to Shiant Islandsunknown
9h 51m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Edinburgh and Shiant Islands is 223 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Shiant Islands without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 7h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Edinburgh to Shiant Islands, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Shiant Islands.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Shiant Islands, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Shiant Islands. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Stornoway Airport (SYY), then travel to Shiant Islands. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Shiant Islands via Inverness, Bus Station Stance 7, and Old Inn Road End in around 7h 24m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–170
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Benbecula
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–300
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Strathcarron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- 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
- £20–65
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Spean Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- 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
- £250–290
- Phone
- 01445 712255
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Old Inn Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–45
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01878 700357
- info@datravel.co.uk
- Website
- datravel.co.uk
Bus from Airport Terminal to Youth Hostel
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- http://www.datravel.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- 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 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Spean Crescent to Uig Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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