There are 6 ways to get from Chelmsford 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 London City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
6h 18m£164–522Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from King's Cross 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
15h 46m£225–394Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Golders Green Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Rail Stationbus 561
- 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
20h 45m£187–354Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 13m£169–524Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LGW - SYY
7h 22m£177–465Train, bus, ferry via London
- Take the train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from Finsbury Park 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 23m£165–304
Chelmsford to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chelmsford to Stornoway is to train and bus and ferry via London which costs £160 - £310 and takes 19h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Chelmsford to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs £160 - £550.
The distance between Chelmsford and Stornoway is 567 miles.
The best way to get from Chelmsford to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h 46m and costs £220 - £400.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Chelmsford to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 182+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Chelmsford, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Chelmsford to Stornoway. However, you can take the train to Stratford (London), walk to Stratford DLR Station, take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) airport, fly to Stornoway Airport (SYY), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chelmsford to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal via London Liverpool Street, Liverpool Street station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, and Ullapool Ferry Terminal in around 15h 46m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Finsbury Park to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- 5 times a day
- 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
- 5 times a day
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- D + E Coaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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