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Stornoway to Pisa in 21hrs!
Check in for the ferry is 1pm Tuesday and I arrive in Pisa at about 11am Wednesday.
The ferry to Ullapool takes 2hrs 40mins and the drive to Glasgow about 5hrs. Stopping overnight in Ayr and flying from Prestwick at 7am.
I chose Prestwick because it's a direct flight and I want to tag on a few days and visit my parents in Carlisle on the way back home.
My friends leave on the same ferry but fly from Inverness Wednesday morning and change at Gatwick and arr ive in Pisa at about 9.30pm.
It is possible to fly to Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness in less than an hour - but it's expensive and because of the small hold on the twin prop planes Flybe wont guarantee transport of the bike unless there is enough room in the hold after all luggage is loaded. So there's a risk that you could end up getting off the plane with the bike still being in Stornoway.