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

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There are 7 ways to get from Fort William to Portree by plane, bus, busferry, 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
    £99–304

  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
    £85–248

  3. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry bus ferry 923
    4. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus bus 915
    22h 16m

  4. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the car ferry 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
    42h 39m
    £510–1,128

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Fort William to Larnecar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Cairnryan to Portreecar car
    12h 39m
    £163–428

  6. 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
    11h 2m
    £95–321

  7. Bus, bus and ferry via Belfast

    1. Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10bus bus 707
    2. Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus bus X1 / ...
    3. Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry bus ferry 923
    4. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus bus 915
    22h 16m

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

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration5h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket£67Cheapest 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 bus from Scart Cross to Somerled Square via York Hill, Cork Alfred St, Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 22h 16m.

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