Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Air
There are airports at Stornoway (Lewis), Benbecula and Barra. There are flights to St-
ornoway from Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow and Aberdeen. There are also two flights a
day (weekdays only) between Stornoway and Benbecula.
There are daily flights from Glasgow to Barra and Benbecula, and from Inverness to
Benbecula. At Barra, the planes land on the hard-sand beach at low tide, so the timetable
depends on the tides.
Eastern Airways
(
0870 366 9100;
www.easternairways.com
)
FlyBe/Loganair
(
01857-873457;
www.loganair.co.uk
)
Boat
Standard one-way fares:
CROSSING
DURATION (HOURS) CAR DRIVER/PASSENGER
Ullapool-Stornoway2¾
£43 £8.40
Uig- Lochmaddy
1¾
£26 £5.70
Uig-Tarbet
1½
£26 £5.70
Oban- Castlebay
4¾
£57 £12.60
Oban- Lochboisdale6¾
£57 £12.60
There are two or three ferries a day to Stornoway, one or two a day to Tarbert and Loch-
maddy, and one a day to Castlebay and Lochboisdale.You can also take the ferry from
Lochboisdale to Castlebay (car/passenger £21.65/7.50, 1½ hours, one daily Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday) and from Castlebay to Lochboisdale (one daily Wednesday, Fri-
day and Sunday).
Advance booking for cars is essential in July and August; foot and bicycle passengers
should have no problems. Bicycles are carried free.
Getting Around
Despite their separate names, Lewis and Harris are actually one island. Berneray, North
Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Eriskay are all linked by road bridges and causeways.
