There are 5 ways to get from Kirkcaldy to Stornoway by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane EDI - SYY
4h 12m£159–366Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
10h 20m£43–135Train, bus, ferry via Inverness
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth 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
10h 6m£68–220Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane GLA - SYY
5h 22m£159–394Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Park & Ride to Bus Station Stance 3bus M90
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
10h 44m£50–160
Kirkcaldy to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkcaldy to Stornoway is to train and bus and ferry which costs £40 - £140 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkcaldy to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 4h 12m and costs £150 - £370.
The distance between Kirkcaldy and Stornoway is 221 miles.
The best way to get from Kirkcaldy to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Inverness which takes 10h 6m and costs £65 - £220.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Kirkcaldy to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 190+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Kirkcaldy, Scotland and Stornoway, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Kirkcaldy to Stornoway. However, you can take the train to Edinburgh Gateway, walk to Edinburgh Gateway, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Stornoway Airport (SYY), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kirkcaldy to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal via Perth, Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, and Ullapool Ferry Terminal in around 10h 6m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stornoway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kirkcaldy to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kirkcaldy to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Park & Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £27–55
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Park & Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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