There are 10 ways to get from Stornoway to Cardiff by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Bristol Airport (BRS)SYY - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 13m£60–292Ferry, bus, train via Crewe
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3961
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
16h 1m£103–427Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3961
- Take the bus from Union Street to Haymarket StationE9
- Take the train from Haymarket to Newport (S Wales)
16h 48mFly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Southampton Airport (SOU)SYY - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
8h 26m£178–776Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Exeter (EXT)SYY - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
28h 32m£416–636Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)SYY - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
9h 39m£329–497Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)SYY - CWL
7h 37m£109–399Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Luton Airport (LTN)SYY - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
7h 34m£117–417Ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3961
- Take the train from Inverness to Darlington
- Take the train from Darlington to Cardiff Central
16h 55m£270–732Ferry, bus, train #3
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3961
- Take the train from Inverness to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
17h 6m£115–292
Stornoway to Cardiff by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stornoway to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £60 - £300 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Stornoway to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 13m and costs £60 - £300.
The distance between Stornoway and Cardiff is 546 miles.
The best way to get from Stornoway to Cardiff without a car is to ferry and bus and train via Crewe which takes 16h 1m and costs £100 - £430.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Stornoway to Cardiff, including transfers.
There are 1563+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Stornoway, Scotland and Cardiff, Wales?
Loganair, Aer Lingus, and Ryanair fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Bristol Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Birmingham Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Luton Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Luton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Cardiff Airport via Glasgow, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £180–260
- 1st Class
- £410–600
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–440
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £140–200
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Haymarket Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 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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