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Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis. From €63.59, fastest 26h 47m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:52 and the last around 06:52. One passenger pays €63.59, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 26h 47m over 884 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked September 20, 2026Priced for October 6, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €63.59, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026

€63.59

  • 124%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Kristiansand

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:52First departure
  • 06:52Last departure
  • 1Services per day
  • 100%Run direct

Departure times on this route

12Go lists the departures it sells between Kristiansand and Isle of Lewis.

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Smyril Line runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.

Buying this trip

Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €113.09Mon21
  2. about €105.39Tue22
  3. about €109.79Wed23
  4. about €126.84Thu24
  5. about €96.04Fri25
  6. about €118.59Sat26
  7. about €107.59Sun27
  8. about €65.79Mon28
  9. about €67.99Tue29
  10. about €65.79Wed30
  11. about €93.84Thu1
  12. about €93.84Fri2
  13. about €76.79Sat3
  14. about €89.44Sun4
  15. about €67.44Mon5
  16. about €63.59Tue6
  17. about €66.89Wed7
  18. about €90.54Thu8
  19. about €76.79Fri9
  20. about €64.14Sat10
  21. about €80.09Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The ferry gets you into Isle of Lewis. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Isle of Lewis for the night the ferry gets in

Sort by distance from Stornoway Bus Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €71.2990 days
  2. €50.3960 days
  3. €52.5945 days
  4. €50.9430 days
  5. €80.0921 days
  6. €89.4414 days
  7. €107.597 days
  8. €109.793 days
  9. €113.091 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €50.39.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 124 percent. The most expensive point is €113.09, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€113.09€50.39137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.

The shape of it

884 km

842 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

117,23718,500

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

SwedenNorwayDenmarkCopenhagenCopenhagenOsloOsloGlasgowGlasgowGothenburgGothenburgBelfastBelfastNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneBergenBergenKielKielAberdeenAberdeenRostockRostockOdenseOdenseLinköpingLinköpingStavangerStavangerDundeeDundeeAalborgAalborgMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughKristiansandKristiansandIsle of LewisIsle of LewisMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 884 km against 842 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.

The fare from SYY into Isle of Lewis is set by whoever drives it.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Isle of Lewis

Settled in advance, so the ride into Isle of Lewis costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Who runs this route

Isle of Lewis is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Stornoway Bus Station

Most of the points near Stornoway Bus Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis

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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

The fastest journey from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis takes 26h 47m door to door, of which 29h 14m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 28h 50m, 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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

The cheapest fare from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis is €63.59, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €89.44. 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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

The cheapest way from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis is by ferry, at €63.59 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 30h 44m 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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

Fares from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €50.39. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 124 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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis, at €66.89. 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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis, at €43.24 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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

Smyril Line publish service areas covering both Kristiansand and Isle of Lewis, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

Every service we sell from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis is direct, with around 1 departure a day and a fastest journey of 26h 47m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis use?

Services from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis by ferry leave from KRISTIANSAND and arrive at Stornoway Ferry Terminal. Allow about 1h 30m 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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis 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 Kristiansand to Isle of Lewis on September 20, 2026: 884 km of route against 842 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €63.59, and 26h 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 Isle of Lewis a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Isle of Lewis and across United Kingdom

Day trips that leave Isle of Lewis in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Kristiansand reaches 21 places in 7 countries on services we hold, over distances from 132 to 3,800 km. Isle of Lewis reaches 7 places in 2 countries, from 152 to 894 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Kristiansand

  • 21Places you can leave for
  • 7Countries
  • 14Operators

Arriving in Isle of Lewis

Leaving Isle of Lewis

  • 7Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 3Operators

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