Getting to Lewis

By Air


Stornoway is connected to the mainland by daily flights to the major Scottish airports.

We find Opodo a good, clean website to search for the most competitive flight prices www.opodo.co.uk.



Highland Airways operate daily flights between Inverness and Stornoway www.highlandairways.co.uk.

Flybe operate regular flights, from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness to Stornoway, Barra and Benbecula www.flybe.com.

Eastern Airways now operate a daily service between Stornoway and Aberdeen www.easternairways.com.

Flying From overseas

When travelling from another country then book a flight to Glasgow, Edinburgh or Inverness and then see the connecting flights listed above.

By Ferry


You can travel from Ullapool to Stornoway in less than 3 hours on the large and comfortable Calmac ferry, the "Isle of Lewis ". Alternatively you can choose the shorter crossing (1hr 40mins ) from Uig on Skye to Tarbert on Harris. During your journey across the Minch you can take in an array of islands, as well as carry out a bit of dolphin and porpoise spotting!   www.calmac.co.uk.

For timetables and online booking - Caledonian MacBrayne run car both car and passenger ferries to the islands all year round. 


Ullapool to Stornoway ( Lewis )

Uig ( Skye ) to Tarbert ( Harris )
Loch Maddy ( North uist )

Oban to Barra

Great News - Road Equivalent Tarriff (RET) is the experimental  ferry charging system introduced with the Cal Mac winter timetable 2008.  It means that all travellers to and from the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides) and Tiree will have a reduced ferry fare for a 30 month trial period.