There are 9 ways to get from Bristol to Stornoway by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane SOU - SYY
9h 6m£285–717Fly Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
10h 33m£65–251Train, bus, ferry via Stafford
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket 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
17h 8m£232–487Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan 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
19h 27m£88–225Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 33m£203–602Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Stornoway Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BHX - SYY
9h 15m£250–493Fly Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BRS - SYY
5h 39m£272–433Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads 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
17h 20m£304–557Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Newport Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe 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
19h 33m£202–415
Bristol to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Stornoway is to fly and bus and ferry which costs £65 - £260 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Stornoway is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs £270 - £440.
The distance between Bristol and Stornoway is 630 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Stafford which takes 17h 8m and costs £230 - £490.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Bristol to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 184+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Manchester, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis 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 Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis 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 Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis 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 Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis 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 Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis 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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