There are 8 ways to get from London to Uist by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from London City Airport
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Benbecula (BEB)plane LCY - BEB
5h 14m£172–473Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Uig Pierbus 915
- Take the ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminalferry
21h 18m£91–327Train, ferry via Clydebank
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Dalmuir to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
16h 26m£184–441Bus, ferry via Oban
- 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
20h 57m£106–353Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Benbecula (BEB)plane LHR - BEB
4h 39m£171–582Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Benbecula (BEB)plane LGW - BEB
6h 18m£144–480Train, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Lochboisdale South Uist Ferry Terminalferry 20A
17h 8m£136–349Train, 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
17h 25m£204–451
London to Uist by train, ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Uist is to bus and ferry which costs £90 - £330 and takes 21h 18m.
The fastest way to get from London to Uist is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs £170 - £600.
The distance between London and Uist is 517 miles.
The best way to get from London to Uist without a car is to train and ferry via Clydebank which takes 16h 26m and costs £180 - £450.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from London to Uist, including transfers.
There are 65+ hotels available in Uist.
What companies run services between London, England and Uist, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Benbecula (BEB) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Benbecula via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–470
Flights from London City Airport to Benbecula via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–470
Flights from London City Airport to Benbecula via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Benbecula via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
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
- £380–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Benbecula via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–430
- 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
- £150–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Benbecula via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Benbecula via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dalmuir to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- 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 Dalmuir to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- National Express
- 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 Uig Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £40–85
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
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
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- 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
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- 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
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- 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
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £10–15
- Car Fare
- £70–90
Ferry from Uig Skye Ferry Terminal to Lochmaddy North Uist Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–50
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £6–9
- Car Fare
- £40–50
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