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How to get fromFort William to Portreeby plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, train, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Fort William to Portree by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, train, or car

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  1. Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane ORK - INV
    2. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus bus
    9h 31m
    £98–283

  2. Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane ORK - GLA
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus bus
    9h 35m
    £85–257

  3. Ferry, car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Cork to Roscoffferry ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    4. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus bus 917
    41h 46m
    £453–986

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Fort William to Larnecar car
    2. Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Cairnryan to Portreecar car
    12h 39m
    £164–430

  5. Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane ORK - EDI
    2. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain train
    4. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus bus
    10h 52m
    £88–321

Cork Airport (ORK) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration5h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket£69Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 557.6 mi
  • Duration: 9h 31m

What companies run services between Fort William, Ireland and Portree, Scotland?

There is no direct connection from Fort William to Portree. However, you can take the taxi to Cork-Airport-ORK airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, then take the bus to Somerled Square. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Fort William to Somerled Square via Cork, Roscoff, Port de Roscoff, Plymouth, Plymouth, Edinburgh Waverley, Inverness, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 41h 46m.

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