There are 8 ways to get from Halifax 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 Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Halifax to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane MAN - SYY
6h 55m£217–470Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, 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
17h 15m£73–203Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Halifax to Yorktrain
- 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
14h 2m£166–320Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LBA - SYY
10h 58m£282–436Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Halifax to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane GLA - SYY
7h 30m£216–486Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane BHX - SYY
11h 27m£271–532Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Leeds 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
15h 18m£198–445Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Halifax to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston 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 45m£137–311
Halifax to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Halifax to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £70 - £210 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Halifax to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs £210 - £470.
The distance between Halifax and Stornoway is 423 miles.
The best way to get from Halifax to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 14h 2m and costs £160 - £320.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Halifax to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 192+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Halifax, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–380
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Halifax to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Halifax to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Halifax to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Halifax to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- 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
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- 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
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- 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
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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