Which bus companies run in Western Isles?

D A Travel (11 routes), Lochs Motor Transport (10 routes), Murdo MacIver (3 routes), Bus Na Comhairle (3 routes), Peter MacLennan (2 routes) and South Harris Coaches (2 routes), and 6 smaller operators.

What are the busiest bus routes in Western Isles?

the W5 (Upper Bayble – Stornoway), the W5A (New Tolsta – Stornoway), the W10 (Stornoway – Tarbert), the W4 (Garynahine – Brenish) and the W2 (Stornoway – South Shawbost).

How can I see live bus times in Western Isles?

StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Western Isles, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Buses in Western Isles

38 bus routes, run by 12 bus companies, serve 271 towns and villages and 900 stops across Western Isles. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.

Main towns

Stornoway 11 routes
Liniclate 8 routes
Clachan 7 routes
Tarbert, Western Isles 7 routes
Aird, near Liniclate 6 routes
Balivanich 6 routes
Claddach Illeray 6 routes
Claddach Kirkibost 6 routes
Claddach Knockline 6 routes
Claddach Kyles 6 routes
Griminish 6 routes
Grimshader 6 routes
Leurbost 6 routes
Muir of Aird 6 routes
Nunton, Western Isles 6 routes
Paible 6 routes
Ahmore 5 routes
Berneray 5 routes
Blashaval 5 routes
Claddach Baleshare 5 routes
Daliburgh 5 routes
Lochmaddy 5 routes
Lochportain 5 routes
Strumore 5 routes

Bus stations and interchanges

Bus Station, Stornoway

Busiest routes

W5: Upper Bayble – Stornoway Bus Na Comhairle
W5A: New Tolsta – Stornoway Bus Na Comhairle
W10: Stornoway – Tarbert Lochs Motor Transport
W4: Garynahine – Brenish Peter MacLennan
W2: Stornoway – South Shawbost Hebridean Transport
W9: Gravir – Calbost Lochs Motor Transport
W1: Lionel – Stornoway Lochs Motor Transport
W8: Stornoway – Ranish Lochs Motor Transport
W17: Eriskay – Balivanich D A Travel
W13: Leverburgh – Tarbert South Harris Coaches
W14: Tarbert – Scalpay Lochs Motor Transport
W3: Garynahine – Bosta Murdo MacIver

Bus companies

All towns and villages

Questions

Which bus companies run in Western Isles?: D A Travel (11 routes), Lochs Motor Transport (10 routes), Murdo MacIver (3 routes), Bus Na Comhairle (3 routes), Peter MacLennan (2 routes) and South Harris Coaches (2 routes), and 6 smaller operators.
What are the busiest bus routes in Western Isles?: the W5 (Upper Bayble – Stornoway), the W5A (New Tolsta – Stornoway), the W10 (Stornoway – Tarbert), the W4 (Garynahine – Brenish) and the W2 (Stornoway – South Shawbost).
Where are the main bus stations in Western Isles?: Bus Station, Stornoway.
How can I see live bus times in Western Isles?: StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Western Isles, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 10 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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