There are 8 ways to get from Southampton to Stornoway by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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 Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane SOU - SYY
7h 17m£252–703Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 802
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station 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
21h 40m£118–285Train, bus, ferry via Doncaster
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster 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
17h 21m£218–452Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- 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 55m£251–440Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
7h 23m£150–486Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
7h 13m£185–617Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LGW - SYY
8h 30m£185–488Train, bus, ferry via Birmingham Airport (BHX)
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International 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
19h 15m£190–349
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Stornoway is to bus and ferry which costs £110 - £290 and takes 21h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs £180 - £650.
The distance between Southampton and Stornoway is 553 miles.
The best way to get from Southampton to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Doncaster which takes 17h 21m and costs £210 - £460.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Southampton to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 178+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Manchester, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–700
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £210–320
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
Ferry from Ullapool Ferry Terminal to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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