There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Castlebay by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Barra Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane FRA - BRR
11h 18m£98–469Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tiree, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tiree (TRE)plane FRA - TRE
- Take the ferry from Tiree Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
14h 46m£97–387Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FRA - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
16h 23m£137–440Train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
18h 8m£172–497Train to Frankfurt, fly to Benbecula, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Benbecula (BEB)plane FRA - BEB
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Eriskay Ferry Terminal to Aird Mhor Barra Ferry Terminalferry
14h 51mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Barra Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane AMS - BRR
15h 48m£113–453
Frankfurt (FRA) to Barra Airport (BRR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Castlebay is to train and fly which costs £110 - £460 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Castlebay is to train and fly which takes 11h 18m and costs £95 - £470.
The distance between Europe and Castlebay is 944 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Europe to Castlebay, including transfers.
Castlebay is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 9:58 AM in Europe and 8:58 AM in Castlebay.
There are four+ hotels available in Castlebay.
What companies run services between Europe and Castlebay, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Castlebay. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Barra Airport (BRR), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to The Square. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Glasgow Airport, take the bus to Oban Bus Station, walk to Oban Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Barra Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Tiree via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Tiree via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Tiree via London Gatwick, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Tiree via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Benbecula via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Benbecula via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barra Airport via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barra Airport via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Benbecula via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Benbecula via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Benbecula via London City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01878 700357
- info@datravel.co.uk
- Website
- datravel.co.uk
Bus from Airport Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- http://www.datravel.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Tiree Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–75
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–13
- Car Fare
- £60–75
Ferry from Eriskay Ferry Terminal to Aird Mhor Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–16
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £3–5
- Car Fare
- £12–16
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