There are 7 ways to get from Stornoway to Portsmouth by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to London City Airport (LCY)plane SYY - LCY
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
7h 37m£193–555Ferry, 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 Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University of Portsmouthbus 030
22h£97–244Ferry, 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 Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
17h 37m£269–446Fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SYY - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouthbus
7h 19m£153–489Fly to Southampton Airport
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane SYY - SOU
9h 41m£267–504Ferry, bus, train via Newcastle upon Tyne
- 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 Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
18h 56m£237–494Ferry, 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 Finsbury Parktrain
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
19h 44m£187–343
Stornoway Airport (SYY) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stornoway to Portsmouth is to ferry and bus which costs £95 - £250 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Stornoway to Portsmouth is to fly and bus which takes 7h 19m and costs £150 - £490.
The distance between Stornoway and Portsmouth is 617 miles.
The best way to get from Stornoway to Portsmouth without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 17h 37m and costs £260 - £450.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Stornoway to Portsmouth, including transfers.
There are 2879+ hotels available in Portsmouth.
What companies run services between Stornoway, Scotland and Portsmouth, England?
Loganair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Southampton Airport (SOU) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Inverness, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Benbecula, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–490
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Inverness, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–480
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Inverness to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Peterborough to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £59
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Finsbury Park to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from East Croydon to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £10–20
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- 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 Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- D + E Coaches
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University of Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–80
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £9–14
- Car Fare
- £65–80
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