There are 8 ways to get from Liverpool to Isle of Barra by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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 Glasgow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane GLA - BRR
6h 28m£230–319Fly from Liverpool
cheapest- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LPL - BRR
6h 53m£52–253Train, ferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
13h 18m£138–348Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 170 / ...
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
16h 26m£61–214Bus to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane MAN - BRR
6h 45m£54–247Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane BHX - BRR
7h 54m£82–310Train, ferry via Wigan North Western
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
13h 49m£133–355Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Poulton-le-Fyldetrain
- Take the bus from Booths to Bus Stationbus 42
- Take the bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
17h 17m£79–264
Liverpool to Isle of Barra by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Isle of Barra is to bus and fly which costs £50 - £250 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Isle of Barra is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs £230 - £320.
The distance between Liverpool and Isle of Barra is 377 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Isle of Barra without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 18m and costs £130 - £350.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Liverpool to Isle of Barra, including transfers.
There are 43+ hotels available in Isle of Barra.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Isle of Barra, Scotland?
Ryanair, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Barra Airport (BRR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–170
Flights from Liverpool to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Liverpool to Barra Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barra Airport via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Poulton-le-Fylde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Booths to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
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