There are 7 ways to get from London to South Uist by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly from London City Airport, bus
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Benbecula (BEB)plane LCY - BEB
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal to Police Stationbus
7h 16mBus, ferry via Mallaig
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria 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
19h 33m£76–300Train, ferry
- Take the train from London Euston 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
14h 33m£176–447Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
- 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
19h 10m£107–345Fly from London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Benbecula (BEB)plane LHR - BEB
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal to Police Stationbus
6h 41mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Benbecula (BEB)plane LGW - BEB
- Take the bus from Airport Terminal to Police Stationbus
7h 5mTrain, ferry via Mallaig
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Dalmuir to Mallaigtrain
- Take the ferry from Mallaig to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
15h 38m£193–448
London to South Uist by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to South Uist is to bus and ferry via Mallaig which costs £75 - £300 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from London to South Uist is to train and ferry which takes 14h 33m and costs £170 - £450.
The distance between London and South Uist is 547 miles.
The best way to get from London to South Uist without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 33m and costs £170 - £450.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from London to South Uist, including transfers.
There are 64+ hotels available in South Uist.
What companies run services between London, England and South Uist, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from London to South Uist. However, you can take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) airport, fly to Benbecula (BEB), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Police Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from London Euston to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminal via Glasgow Central, Central Station Forecourt, George Square, Glasgow Queen Street, Oban, and Oban Ferry Terminal in around 14h 33m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Benbecula via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–470
Flights from London City Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–470
Flights from London City Airport to Benbecula via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Benbecula via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Benbecula via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Benbecula via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London City Airport to Benbecula via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Benbecula via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Benbecula via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Benbecula via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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 Dalmuir to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- 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 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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