There are 8 ways to get from Portsmouth to Stornoway by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 33m£160–505Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Park and Ridebus
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
24h 4m£106–272Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Take the train from Horsham to Stevenagetrain
- Take the train from Stevenage to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
18h 19m£259–478Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LGW - SYY
7h 46m£210–480Fly from Southampton Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane SOU - SYY
8h 9m£250–722Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
7h 31m£187–642Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
20h 44m£303–518Train, bus, ferry via London
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Take the train from Horsham to Finsbury Parktrain
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
- Take the ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalferry
20h 55m£236–483
Portsmouth to Stornoway by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portsmouth to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £100 - £280 and takes 24h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Portsmouth to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs £180 - £650.
The distance between Portsmouth and Stornoway is 597 miles.
The best way to get from Portsmouth to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 18h 19m and costs £250 - £480.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Portsmouth to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 190+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Portsmouth, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Manchester, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–650
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Manchester, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–650
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Horsham to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Horsham to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Southampton Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £260–380
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Finsbury Park to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £170–290
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £21–45
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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