There are 7 ways to get from London to Vatersay Island by plane, train, 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.
Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LHR - BRR
5h 20m£181–606Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria 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
19h 42m£106–294Train, 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 Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
14h 50m£170–439Bus, ferry via Golders Green station
- 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 Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
19h 33m£119–299Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane LCY - BRR
6h 37m£212–778Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane SOU - BRR
18h 7m£177–591Train, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
15h 21m£218–439
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Vatersay Island is to bus and ferry via Golders Green station which costs £110 - £300 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from London to Vatersay Island is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs £180 - £650.
The distance between London and Vatersay Island is 507 miles.
The best way to get from London to Vatersay Island without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 50m and costs £170 - £440.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from London to Vatersay Island, including transfers.
There are 23+ hotels available in Vatersay Island.
What companies run services between London, England and Vatersay Island, Scotland?
British Airways and Loganair fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
Flights from London City Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–460
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–480
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–460
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–480
- 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
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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
- 5 times a day
- 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
- 5 times a day
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 5 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
- 5 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
- 5 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
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