There are 9 ways to get from England to Isle of Barra 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 from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LHR - BRR
5h 7m£353–545Fly from Bristol Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane BRS - BRR
5h 16m£47–223Train, ferry
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
15h 10m£177–456Bus, ferry via Golders Green station
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
19h 5m£106–345Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane GLA - BRR
6h 13m£224–317Fly from Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane BHX - BRR
6h 48m£53–237Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LCY - BRR
5h 28m£123–609Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LGW - BRR
6h 31m£74–319Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
19h 17m£73–345
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Isle of Barra is to fly which costs £45 - £230 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from England to Isle of Barra is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs £350 - £550.
The distance between England and Isle of Barra is 496 miles.
The best way to get from England to Isle of Barra without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 10m and costs £170 - £460.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from England to Isle of Barra, including transfers.
There are 43+ hotels available in Isle of Barra.
What companies run services between England and Isle of Barra, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from London City Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from London City Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
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