There are 9 ways to get from York to Stornoway by train, bus, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from York to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
11h 27m£80–215Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
cheapest- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
12h 28m£71–243Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Low Ousegate to Leeds Bus Station Entrance843 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from George Street to Union StreetE9
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
16h 41mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)MAN - SYY
9h 56m£213–432Steam train, train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from York to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
17h 55mFly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)LBA - SYY
9h 55m£295–392Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)GLA - SYY
7h 8m£166–453Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)EDI - SYY
6h 22m£173–403Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
10h 54m£129–367
York to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from York to Stornoway is to train and bus and ferry which costs £80 - £220 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from York to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs £170 - £410.
The distance between York and Stornoway is 498 miles.
The best way to get from York to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 11h 27m and costs £80 - £220.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from York to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 178+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between York, 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 Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–320
- 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
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Carlisle to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £280–330
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from York to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
- 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 Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01653692556
- customer.services@transdevbus.co.uk
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Low Ousegate to Leeds Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner/
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
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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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