There are 7 ways to get from Nottingham to Stornoway by train, bus, ferry, or plane
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Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Grantham to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York 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
15h 2m£163–322Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, 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
16h 53m£69–249Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane MAN - SYY
10h 35m£244–448Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Nottingham to Chesterfieldtrain
- Take the train from Chesterfield 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
16h 15m£210–475Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Nottingham to Stockporttrain
- Take the train from Stockport 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
17h 5m£147–301Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BHX - SYY
8h 29m£252–489Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 37m£204–556
Nottingham to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £65 - £250 and takes 16h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs £200 - £600.
The distance between Nottingham and Stornoway is 604 miles.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h 2m and costs £160 - £330.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Nottingham to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Nottingham to Stornoway. However, you can take the train to Grantham, take the train to York, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, take the bus to Ferry Terminal, walk to Ullapool Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal via Edinburgh, Bus Station, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, and Ullapool Ferry Terminal in around 16h 53m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Grantham to York
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Stockport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Stockport to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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 Broad Marsh Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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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