There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Staffin by train, car, bus, plane, or ferry
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Strathcarrontrain
- Drive from Strathcarron to Staffincar
8h 8m£54–139Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Junctionbus
- Drive from Junction to Staffincar
8h 47mDrive 251.4 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Staffincar 251.4 mi
4h 53m£62–89Train, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Benbecula (BEB)plane GLA - BEB
- Take the ferry from Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminal to Uig Skye Ferry Terminalferry
7h 37m£176–443Bus
- Take the bus from George Street to An Aird Onebus E4 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Post Officebus 915
8h 51mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Spean Bridgetrain Edinburgh - Fort William
- Take the bus from Spean Crescent to Post Officebus 915
9h 22m£104–131
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Benbecula (BEB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Staffin is to drive which costs £60 - £90 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Staffin is to drive which takes 4h 53m and costs £60 - £90.
The distance between Edinburgh and Staffin is 318 miles. The road distance is 252.8 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Staffin without a car is to bus which takes 8h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Edinburgh to Staffin, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Staffin is 253 miles. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Edinburgh to Staffin.
There are 175+ hotels available in Staffin.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Staffin, Highland, Scotland?
You can take a bus from George Street to Staffin via An Aird One, Bus Station, and Post Office in around 8h 51m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Benbecula
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–290
- 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 Inverness to Strathcarron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £15–20
- 1st Class
- £22–35
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
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- 01445 712255
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to An Aird One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Spean Crescent to Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminal to Uig Skye 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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