There are 5 ways to get from Stanstead to Stornoway by train, plane, 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.
Train to London City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
8h 15m£179–550Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bury St Edmunds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough 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
15h 45m£264–440Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
9h 13m£184–552Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LGW - SYY
9h 14m£196–575Train, bus, ferry via Hinckley
- Take the train from Cambridge South to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton 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
22h 22m£184–343
Stanstead to Stornoway by bus, foot, train, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stanstead to Stornoway is to train and bus and ferry via Hinckley which costs £180 - £350 and takes 22h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Stanstead to Stornoway is to train and fly which takes 8h 15m and costs £170 - £550.
The distance between Stanstead and Stornoway is 603 miles.
The best way to get from Stanstead to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h 45m and costs £260 - £440.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Stanstead to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 180+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Stanstead, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Stanstead to Stornoway. However, you can take the line 41 bus to Bus Station, walk to Sudbury (Suffolk), take the train to Marks Tey, take the train to Stratford (London), walk to Stratford DLR Station, take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) airport, fly to Stornoway Airport (SYY), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Stanstead to Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal via Bury St Edmunds, Peterborough, Inverness, Bus Station Stance 3, Ferry Terminal, and Ullapool Ferry Terminal in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 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
- £320–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Stornoway Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stornoway Airport via Derry, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stornoway Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Bury St Edmunds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Peterborough to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cambridge South to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Nuneaton to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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