There are 7 ways to get from Stansted to Stornoway by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly from London City Airport
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
7h 7m£172–623Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
cheapest- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria 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
21h 2m£91–327Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross 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 39m£211–393Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 12m£154–488Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LGW - SYY
8h 13m£176–443Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Waterloo Easttrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane SOU - SYY
11h 24m£274–537Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Finsbury Park 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
21h 19m£171–387
Stansted to Stornoway by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stansted to Stornoway is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which costs £90 - £330 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Stansted to Stornoway is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs £170 - £650.
The distance between Stansted and Stornoway is 573 miles.
The best way to get from Stansted to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h 39m and costs £210 - £400.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Stansted to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Stansted, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
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
- Thursday 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
- £290–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Jersey, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Jersey, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Waterloo East
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Finsbury Park to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £140–270
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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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