£100 Cheap Flights to Castlebay

Discover a world away from the hustle and bustle of the Scottish mainland by choosing a flight to Castlebay. Located on the southern coast of the beautiful and tranquil Outer Hebridean island of Barra, Castlebay overlooks a picturesque Atlantic bay that gives the village its name. Dominated by the medieval Kisimul Castle, the bay is one of the most attractive in the whole of Scotland and well worth experiencing in person.

Flights to Castlebay (BRR) on Barra

The Isle of Barra is one of the most southerly of the Outer Hebrides and is easily reached by air. The airport at Castlebay is in fact a beach, which gives visitors to the island a unique introduction to this scenic and charming place. In fact, it is the only airport in the world that uses a beach for scheduled flights. Just don’t expect to fly out at high tide!

Explore the Outer Hebrides from Barra

The island is predominantly Gaelic speaking and has a number of white sandy beaches to explore and tranquil grassy plains, known as machair, to visit and enjoy. Barra is also rich in archaeology with the remains of a number of brochs, circular stone structures dating back to the Iron Age, visible across the island. Finally, Barra is home to a new distillery, which will soon produce one of the few whiskies available from the Outer Hebrides.

Explore the Isle of Barra

The seat of the ancient Clan McNeil, Barra has a wealth of history to uncover. Much of the island’s story is chronicled at the Dualchas heritage centre. The island also has its own 9-hole golf course at the Barra Golf Club. Barra is encircled by the A888 ring road that makes traversing the island easy and lets you cross from one coast to the other in no time.

Discover Vatersay Beach

Barra offers the perfect way to enter the Outer Hebrides and to explore the rest of the islands. The archipelago contains 15 inhabited islands and countless smaller uninhabited ones. South of Barra is Vatersay, the most southern of the inhabited islands. Vatersay is connected to Barra via a causeway and is worth visiting for the beautiful Vatersay Beach. There are regular ferries from the mainland as well as regular journeys from Barra to Lochboisdale on South Uist.

Visit South Uist

North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist are all connected via causeways, so you can explore these three islands at your leisure. Thanks to their crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches and numerous lochs and lochans, the islands have their own unique beauty. They also have a long and fascinating history to discover, and Kildonan Museum on South Uist is a good place to start.

The archipelago’s combination of unique Gaelic culture, history, and beautiful landscapes makes a trip to the Outer Hebrides one to savour. With some of the most beautiful white sandy beaches and clearest blue seas in Europe, this relatively remote destination is one visitors should see for themselves, and flying in to Castlebay is a unique way to arrive.