There are 6 ways to get from Stornoway to Southampton by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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 Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane SYY - SOU
8h 23m£262–494Ferry, 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 Heathrow Terminal 5bus 802
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Coach Stationbus 032 / ...
21h 35m£130–294Ferry, bus, train via York
- 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 Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
18h 5m£265–457Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to London City Airport (LCY)plane SYY - LCY
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 30m£193–560Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Stornoway Airport (SYY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SYY - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 52m£187–589Ferry, 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 Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Southampton Centraltrain
18h 48m£190–337
Stornoway to Southampton by ferry, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stornoway to Southampton is to ferry and bus which costs £130 - £300 and takes 21h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Stornoway to Southampton is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs £180 - £600.
The distance between Stornoway and Southampton is 550 miles.
The best way to get from Stornoway to Southampton without a car is to ferry and bus and train via York which takes 18h 5m and costs £260 - £460.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Stornoway to Southampton, including transfers.
There are 1962+ hotels available in Southampton.
What companies run services between Stornoway, Scotland and Southampton, 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 Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–490
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Inverness, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Inverness, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- 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
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Stornoway Airport to London City Airport via Inverness, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–750
- 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
- £260–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stornoway Airport to Southampton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–460
Train from Inverness to York
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- 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
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