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I have no idea if grammatically there is any rule which makes a distinction between using "far from" and "a long way" in positive and negative sentences! Please have a look on my examples below and let me know if all the sentences sound correct. If not, then please let me know how should I "far from" and "a long way from" correctly:

  • 1.1- The bus station is far from here.

  • 1.2- The bus station is a long way from here.

  • 2.1- The bus station is "not" far from here.

  • 2.2- The bus station is "not" a long way from here.

To me, they all sound correct.

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They all seem fine. For 1.1, I might be more likely to say "the bus station is quite far from here" or "pretty far" or "very far". 2.2 seems a little unusual, but correct. I would be more likely to say 2.1 than 2.2. 2.2 you could say if contradicting someone who just said 1.2.

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The bus station can be not far from here, just on the other side of the river, but it can be a long way from here, since the closest bridge is 2 kilometers away.

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