There are 9 ways to get from London to Castlebay by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LHR - BRR
6h 8m£280–582Train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LTN - BRR
7h 1m£54–253Train, ferry
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
14h 31m£135–434Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
19h£68–335Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LCY - BRR
7h 7m£102–454Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane STN - BRR
8h 20m£68–242Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LGW - BRR
7h 1m£214–290Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
14h 52m£188–413Bus, ferry via Golders Green station
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
19h 1m£111–346
London to Castlebay by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Castlebay is to fly which costs £65 - £250 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from London to Castlebay is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs £280 - £600.
The distance between London and Castlebay is 504 miles.
The best way to get from London to Castlebay without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 31m and costs £130 - £440.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from London to Castlebay, including transfers.
There are 30+ hotels available in Castlebay.
What companies run services between London, England and Castlebay, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from London City Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from London City Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barra Airport via Jersey, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Barra Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- 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/
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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
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