There are 8 ways to get from Wakefield to Stornoway by train, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane MAN - SYY
6h 23m£217–421Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- 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 52m£51–155Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate 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
13h 38m£139–282Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LBA - SYY
10h 24m£83–367Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BHX - SYY
8h 54m£327–524Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane EDI - SYY
7h 30m£264–555Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Wakefield Westgate 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
14h 6m£183–420Train, bus, ferry via Carlisle
- Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Ferry Terminalbus 61
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
16h 46m
Wakefield to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wakefield to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £50 - £160 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Wakefield to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs £210 - £430.
The distance between Wakefield and Stornoway is 428 miles.
The best way to get from Wakefield to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 13h 38m and costs £130 - £290.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Wakefield to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Wakefield, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and three other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–420
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Wakefield Kirkgate to York
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
Train from Wakefield Westgate to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Wakefield Westgate to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- 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 Carlisle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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