There are 5 ways to get from Ireland to Stornoway by train, plane, busferry, 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.
Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BHD - SYY
9h 50m£194–409Fly from Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane ORK - SYY
7h 38m£83–345Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan 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
20h 27mFly from Dublin Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane DUB - SYY
7h 51m£187–461Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan 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
21h 2m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Stornoway is to fly which costs £80 - £350 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Stornoway is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs £80 - £350.
The distance between Ireland and Stornoway is 319 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 20h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Ireland to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 179+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Ireland and Stornoway, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and Ryanair fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–380
Flights from Dublin Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–340
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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