There are 8 ways to get from Liverpool to South Uist by train, ferry, bus, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- 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 Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
13h 24m£137–354Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Fort William Bus Station to Ferry Terminalbus 500
- Take the ferry from Mallaig to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
17h 26m£53–205Train, 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 Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
17h 23m£79–259Fly from Liverpool, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Benbecula (BEB)plane LPL - BEB
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal to Police Stationbus
10h 35mTrain, 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 Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
13h 53m£133–360Train, ferry via Mallaig
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaigtrain
- Take the ferry from Mallaig to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
14h 46m£153–370Bus to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Benbecula (BEB)plane MAN - BEB
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal to Police Stationbus
10h 17mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Benbecula (BEB)plane GLA - BEB
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal to Police Stationbus
8h 10m
Liverpool to South Uist by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to South Uist is to bus and ferry which costs £50 - £210 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to South Uist is to train and ferry which takes 13h 24m and costs £130 - £360.
The distance between Liverpool and South Uist is 409 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to South Uist without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 24m and costs £130 - £360.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Liverpool to South Uist, including transfers.
There are 64+ hotels available in South Uist.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and South Uist, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Liverpool to South Uist. However, you can take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Waterloo Lane, take the bus to Cathedral Street, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, take the train to Oban, walk to Oban Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal via Poulton-le-Fylde, Booths, Bus Station Night Std, Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station, and Oban Ferry Terminal in around 17h 23m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–470
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Benbecula
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Liverpool to Benbecula via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Benbecula
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–320
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Poulton-le-Fylde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Booths to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £19–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01878 700357
- [email protected]
- Website
- datravel.co.uk
Bus from Airport Terminal to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://datravel.co.uk/
Bus from Airport Terminal to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://datravel.co.uk/
Bus from Airport Terminal to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://datravel.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 Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01967 431 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- shielbuses.co.uk
Bus from Fort William Bus Station to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- http://shielbuses.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
Ferry from Mallaig to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–90
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £70–90
Ferry from Mallaig to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–90
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £70–90
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