Arrival and transport

Stornoway Airport: getting into the city

Ways to reach Stornoway (Lewis) from the airport, with times only where the airport or an operator publishes them, plus assistance and the official site.

Facts last checked 25 Oct 2026. Britlens is independent: see our editorial policy.

White National Express coach parked at a coach stop
White National Express coach parked at a coach stop (an example, not at this airport)Photo: Mikey from Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0
Self-service ticket machine under a canopy outside Crosskeys station
Self-service ticket machine under a canopy outside Crosskeys station (an example, not at this airport)Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0
Small ticket office building and ticket machine at Radyr station, Cardiff
Small ticket office building and ticket machine at Radyr station, Cardiff (an example, not at this airport)Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0

Is it operating?

Stornoway Airport serves the Isle of Lewis and is run by HIAL, whose page we read on 1 November 2026. Wikipedia places it 2 miles east of Stornoway.1,2

Into the city centre

For fares and city passes, see local transport. For live disruption, use the travel status links.

Assistance and accessibility

The HIAL page we read gives no assistance details. Ask your airline when you book.1

Airport assistance information (opens in new tab). More on getting around with a disability: accessible travel.

In our guides

None of our destination guides is next to this airport. See getting between regions for trains and coaches to the places we do cover.

Official site

Stornoway Airport official website (opens in new tab)1

Other airports

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Sources

Pages we opened and read on 25 Oct 2026, and sites we could not read. Timetables, fares and rules change: check the source before you travel.

  1. Stornoway Airport (opens in new tab), Highlands and Islands Airports.
  2. Stornoway Airport (opens in new tab), Wikipedia.
  3. Edinburgh Airport: airlines and destinations (opens in new tab), Wikipedia.
  4. Glasgow Airport: airlines and destinations (opens in new tab), Wikipedia.
  5. Inverness Airport (opens in new tab), Wikipedia.
  6. Loganair (opens in new tab), Loganair.