There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Summer Isles 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 Summer Islesunknown
3h 50mTrain, bus, travel via Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Walk from Ferry Terminal to Summer Islesunknown
6h 26mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Townshipbus 700
- Walk from Township to Summer Islesunknown
6h 55mTrain 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 Summer Islesunknown
4h 33mFly Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall, travel
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane EDI - KOI
- Walk from Kirkwall-Airport-KOI to Summer Islesunknown
6h 19mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Townshipbus 700
- Walk from Township to Summer Islesunknown
6h 38mBus, travel via Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Falcon Sq to Ferry Terminalbus 61
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Storesbus 811
- Walk from Stores to Summer Islesunknown
8h 18m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Edinburgh and Summer Isles is 236 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Summer Isles without a car is to train and bus and travel via Ferry Terminal which takes 6h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Edinburgh to Summer Isles, including transfers.
There are 67+ hotels available in Summer Isles.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Summer Isles, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Summer Isles. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Stornoway Airport (SYY), then travel to Summer Isles. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Summer Isles via Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, and Ferry Terminal in around 6h 26m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–400
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- 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
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01445 712255
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bus Station Stance 7 to Township
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Falcon Sq to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Stores
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
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