There are 8 ways to get from Island of Skye to Whitby by bus, train, car, plane, or ferry
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ferry Road End to Bus Station Stance 3bus 917
- Take the train from Inverness to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Whitbytrain
12h 32m£148–241Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ferry Road End to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Boyesbus 840
16h 28m£64–114Bus, train via Glasgow
- Take the bus from Ferry Road End to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the train from Newcastle to Whitbytrain
14h 58m£97–201Drive 408.7 mi
- Drive from Portree to Whitbycar 408.7 mi
8h 2m£99–143Bus, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ferry Road End to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane INV - MME
- Take the train from Allens West to Whitbytrain
14h 57m£172–776Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Armadale Ferry Terminal to Mallaigferry
- Take the train from Mallaig to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Whitbytrain
13h 15m£150–339Bus, train via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Ferry Road End to Spean Crescentbus 915
- Take the train from Spean Bridge to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Whitbytrain
13h 42m£127–261Bus, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ferry Road End to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Maltontrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 1 to Boyesbus
12h 29m£141–319
Island of Skye to Whitby by ferry and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Island of Skye to Whitby is to bus which costs £60 - £120 and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Island of Skye to Whitby is to drive which takes 8h 2m and costs £95 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Island of Skye to Whitby. However, there are services departing from Ferry Road End and arriving at Boyes via Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 28m.
The distance between Island of Skye and Whitby is 498 miles. The road distance is 411.1 miles.
The best way to get from Island of Skye to Whitby without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 32m and costs £140 - £250.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Island of Skye to Whitby, including transfers.
Island of Skye to Whitby bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Ferry Road End station.
Island of Skye to Whitby bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Island of Skye to Whitby is 411 miles. It takes approximately 8h 2m to drive from Island of Skye to Whitby.
There are 2168+ hotels available in Whitby.
What companies run services between Island of Skye, Highland, Scotland and Whitby, North Yorkshire, England?
You can take a bus from Ferry Road End to Boyes via Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds City Bus Station in around 16h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Train from Inverness to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Darlington to Whitby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Whitby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Allens West to Whitby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Darlington to Whitby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Whitby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Mallaig to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Spean Bridge to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Victoria to Malton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ferry Road End to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Ferry Road End to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £35–75
Bus from Ferry Road End to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Ferry Road End to Spean Crescent
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £16–35
Bus from Ferry Road End to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £35–75
Bus from Ferry Road End to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01653 692556
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Boyes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
Bus from Bus Station Stand 1 to Boyes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Armadale Ferry Terminal to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–15
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £2–4
- Car Fare
- £12–15
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