Isle of Lewis to Inverness runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:42 and the last around 14:29. One passenger pays €31.41, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 47m over 157 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €31.41, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for September 28, 2026
€31.41
- 24%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Isle of Lewis
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:42First departure
- 14:29Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 40%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €39.08Mon21
- about €37.90Tue22
- about €38.49Wed23
- about €36.13Thu24
- about €36.72Fri25
- about €34.95Sat26
- about €35.54Sun27
- about €31.41Mon28
- about €31.41Tue29
- about €31.41Wed30
- about €31.41Thu1
- about €31.41Fri2
- about €31.41Sat3
- about €31.41Sun4
- about €31.41Mon5
- about €31.41Tue6
- about €31.41Wed7
- about €31.41Thu8
- about €31.41Fri9
- about €31.41Sat10
- about €31.41Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Inverness. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Inverness for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Isle of Lewis to Inverness
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €31.4160 days
- €31.4145 days
- €31.4130 days
- €31.4121 days
- €31.4114 days
- €35.547 days
- €38.493 days
- €39.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 24 percent. The most expensive point is €39.08, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Isle of Lewis to Inverness and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
157 km
152 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
18,500 → 47,790
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 40% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 60% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 157 km against 152 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from INV into Inverness is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Inverness
Settled in advance, so the ride into Inverness costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Inverness is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Inverness railway station
Most of the points near Inverness railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Isle of Lewis to Inverness
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
The fastest journey from Isle of Lewis to Inverness takes 3h 47m door to door, of which 38m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 3h 48m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
The cheapest fare from Isle of Lewis to Inverness is €31.41, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €31.41. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
The cheapest way from Isle of Lewis to Inverness is by flight, at €31.41 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 3h 48m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
Fares from Isle of Lewis to Inverness bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 24 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Isle of Lewis to Inverness, at €31.41. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Isle of Lewis to Inverness, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
Loganair publish service areas covering both Isle of Lewis and Inverness, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
40 percent of the services we sell from Isle of Lewis to Inverness are direct. The rest connect at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, with about 63 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Isle of Lewis to Inverness use?
Services from Isle of Lewis to Inverness by flight leave from Stornoway Airport SYY and arrive at Inverness Airport INV. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Isle of Lewis to Inverness?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Isle of Lewis to Inverness allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Isle of Lewis to Inverness on September 20, 2026: 157 km of route against 152 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €31.41, and 3h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Inverness a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Inverness and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Inverness in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Isle of Lewis reaches 7 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 152 to 894 km. Inverness reaches 17 places in 3 countries, from 130 to 812 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Isle of Lewis
- 7Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Inverness
Leaving Inverness
- 17Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 6Operators