There are 11 ways to get from London to Staffa (Island) by train, ferry, night bus, bus or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train, travel • 9h 49m
Cheapest option
Bus • 15h 9m
9 alternative options
Train, ferry, night bus • 13h 50m
Night bus, bus, ferry • 17h 38m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Staffa (Island) is to bus which costs £50 - £70 and takes 15h 9m.
The quickest way to get from London to Staffa (Island) is to train and ferry and night bus which costs £85 - £490 and takes 13h 50m.
The distance between London and Staffa (Island) is 426 miles.
The best way to get from London to Staffa (Island) without a car is to train and travel which takes 9h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from London to Staffa (Island), including transfers.
The quickest flight from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
British Airways offers flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport.
There are three+ hotels available in Staffa (Island). Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from London to London City Airport is to train which takes 21 min and costs £1 - £5.

- Distance: 426.1 miles
- Duration: 9h 49m
What companies run services between London, England and Staffa (Island), Scotland?
You can take a bus from London Victoria to Staffa (Island) via Buchanan Bus Station, Corran Ferry Junction, Slipway, and Slipway in around 15h 9m.

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Luton to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £170
Flights from London Luton to Belfast (Aldergrove) via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £170
Flights from London Luton to Belfast (Aldergrove) via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £170
Flights from London Luton to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £210
Flights from London Luton to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £210
Flights from London Gatwick to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £200
Flights from London Gatwick to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £200
Flights from London Gatwick to Glasgow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £200
Flights from London Stansted to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £200
Flights from London Stansted to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £200

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £340
Flights from London Heathrow to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £300
Flights from London Heathrow to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £490
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70 - £340
Flights from London Gatwick to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60 - £380

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Luton to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25 - £160
Flights from London Gatwick to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22 - £230
Flights from London Stansted to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25 - £270

- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £490

- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Stansted to Glasgow via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £550

- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150 - £550
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £150 - £200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £380 - £550

- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20 - £60
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £20 - £29
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £45 - £60
Train from Edinburgh to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £29 - £90
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £29 - £45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £70 - £90
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6 - £19
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £6 - £10
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £14 - £19
Train from Haymarket to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £29 - £90
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £29 - £45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £65 - £90

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50 - £390
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £50 - £75
- Anytime Day Single
- £170 - £240
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £270 - £390

- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £160 - £240
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk

- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £13 - £17

- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £23
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £20
- Off-Peak Single
- £11 - £17
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £15 - £23

- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23

- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18

- Phone
- 01586 552319
- enquiries@westcoastmotors.co.uk
- Website
- westcoastmotors.co.uk
Night bus from Ferry Terminal to Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £5 - £7
- Website
- West Coast Motors

- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Victoria Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16 - £40
- Website
- Megabus UK

National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Victoria Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £70
- Website
- National Express

One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Belgravia, Victoria Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27 - £35
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Night bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £35
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions

- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Corran Ferry Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18 - £25
- Website
- Scottish Citylink
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17 - £25
- Website
- Scottish Citylink

- Phone
- 01967 431 272
- info@shielbuses.co.uk
- Website
- shielbuses.co.uk
Bus from Slipway to Slipway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6 - £8
- Website
- Shiel Buses

- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Craignure Mull Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3 - £4
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Adult passenger
- £3 - £4
- Car
- £13 - £16
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