There are 7 ways to get from Stornoway to Birmingham by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SYY - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
8h 20m£238–505Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Streetbus
16h 3m£80–207Ferry, bus, train via Wolverhampton
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Wolverhamptontrain
14h 31m£179–418Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SYY - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 3m£193–583Fly to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SYY - BHX
4h 43m£205–416Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
15h£195–497Ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the ferry from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Birmingham Internationaltrain
16h 17m£170–347
Stornoway to Birmingham by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stornoway to Birmingham is to ferry and bus which costs £80 - £210 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Stornoway to Birmingham is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs £200 - £420.
The distance between Stornoway and Birmingham is 468 miles.
The best way to get from Stornoway to Birmingham without a car is to ferry and bus and train via Wolverhampton which takes 14h 31m and costs £170 - £420.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Stornoway to Birmingham, including transfers.
There are 3335+ hotels available in Birmingham.
What companies run services between Stornoway, Scotland and Birmingham, England?
Loganair and easyJet fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) 3 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Manchester Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–460
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Manchester Airport via Inverness, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–460
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Manchester Airport via Glasgow, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–460
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Manchester Airport via Edinburgh, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–460
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- 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 Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool 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 Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool 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 Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool 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 Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal to Ullapool 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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