There are 7 ways to get from England to Stornoway by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane MAN - SYY
7h 59m£213–466Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
18h 48m£85–269Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
15h 9m£210–371Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from London Euston to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
17h 51m£165–343Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
6h 3m£163–505Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
6h 17m£153–517Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
18h 27m£150–291
England to Stornoway by subway, train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from England to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £85 - £270 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from England to Stornoway is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs £160 - £550.
The distance between England and Stornoway is 389 miles.
The best way to get from England to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h 9m and costs £210 - £380.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from England to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 181+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between England and Stornoway, Scotland?
Loganair, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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