There are 7 ways to get from Leeds to Stornoway by train, bus, ferry, or plane
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Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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
13h 43m£172–408Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
14h 55m£47–145Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane MAN - SYY
9h 11m£229–432Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Leeds to Northallertontrain
- Take the train from Northallerton 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
14h 27m£139–288Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LBA - SYY
8h 34m£85–360Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane EDI - SYY
6h 53m£260–558Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BHX - SYY
9h 51m£331–529
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £150 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 6h 53m and costs £260 - £600.
The distance between Leeds and Stornoway is 524 miles.
The best way to get from Leeds to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 13h 43m and costs £170 - £410.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Leeds to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 188+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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/
- 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/
Train from Northallerton to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Northallerton
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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