St Kilda, Scotland
St Kilda is a remote archipelago situated 35 nautical miles west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean.
St Kilda is a remote archipelago situated 35 nautical miles west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The largest island is Hirta, whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom; three other islands were also used for grazing and seabird hunting. The islands are administratively a part of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar local authority area.
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Getting to St Kilda, Scotland
- Glasgow → St Kilda, Scotland341 km · quickest by road, 9h 37m · £41–55
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → St Kilda, Scotland354 km · quickest by road, 10h 11m · £44–60
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → St Kilda, Scotland379 km · quickest by road, 9h 43m · £43–55
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- Get inBy boat, preferably not on Tuesday or Friday, when the supply boat calls to replenish the resident staff, and the landing area is congested.
- Get inThere are no ferries or air services to St Kilda.
- Get inDay trips sail from Skye and the Western Isles.
- Get aroundThe island is only four miles long, with a mile of track, so the usual four-hour landing of a day trip is enough to reach anywhere that's safe to approach.
From Wikivoyage: St Kilda, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
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