There are 9 ways to get from Stornoway to Cardiff by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SYY - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 9m£212–614Fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane SYY - CWL
9h 38m£92–418Ferry, bus, train via Crewe
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 34m£205–422Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 5 to Union Square Bus Stationbus M96 / ...
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Cardiff North Roadbus
21h 41m£269–470Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SYY - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 45m£218–451Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane SYY - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 27m£324–603Ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 23m£250–447Ferry, bus, train #3
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 36m£251–522Ferry, bus, train #4
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 40m£160–312
Stornoway to Cardiff by ferry, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stornoway to Cardiff is to fly which costs £90 - £420 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Stornoway to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 5h 45m and costs £210 - £460.
The distance between Stornoway and Cardiff is 687 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 34m and costs £200 - £430.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Stornoway to Cardiff, including transfers.
There are 1773+ 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) twice a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–490
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Inverness, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Bristol Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Cardiff Airport via Glasgow, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–410
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Cardiff Airport via Edinburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £240–360
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–280
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Bus Station Stance 5 to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Cardiff North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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