There are 6 ways to get from Stansted 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 London City Airport
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LCY - SYY
7h 4m£162–520Train, bus, ferry via Edinburgh
cheapest- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, 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 12m£97–284Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from King's Cross 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 39m£263–442Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LHR - SYY
8h 15m£168–526Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stornoway Airport (SYY)plane LGW - SYY
8h 4m£176–549Train, bus, ferry #2
- 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
21h 18m£162–295
Stansted to Stornoway by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stansted to Stornoway is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which costs £95 - £290 and takes 21h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Stansted to Stornoway is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs £160 - £550.
The distance between Stansted and Stornoway is 573 miles.
The best way to get from Stansted to Stornoway without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h 39m and costs £260 - £450.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Stansted to Stornoway, including transfers.
There are 180+ hotels available in Stornoway.
What companies run services between Stansted, England and Stornoway, Scotland?
British Airways, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Stornoway Airport (SYY) 5 times a day.
- 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
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Finsbury Park to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- 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 Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- 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
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- 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
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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