There are 8 ways to get from Ballymena to Kendal by train, plane, busferry, car ferry, car, or bus
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain
5h 47m£54–188Fly Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain
5h 42m£43–155Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain
10h 51mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Kendalcar
5h 15m£65–283Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Centraltrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain
- Take the bus from Station to The Shakespeare Innbus
5h 56m£65–228Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain
5h 56m£72–246Train, bus and ferry via Carlisle
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the train from Auchinleck to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain
12h 1mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from George Street to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 218
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Underpassbus
14h 11m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballymena to Kendal is to fly and train which costs £40 - £160 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Ballymena to Kendal is to car ferry and drive which takes 5h 15m and costs £65 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballymena to Kendal. However, there are services departing from George Street and arriving at The Shakespeare Inn via Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, Underpass and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 11m.
The distance between Ballymena and Kendal is 290 miles.
The best way to get from Ballymena to Kendal without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 10h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Ballymena to Kendal, including transfers.
Ballymena to Kendal bus services, operated by Translink, depart from George Street station.
Ballymena to Kendal bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 3317+ hotels available in Kendal.
What companies run services between Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland and Kendal, England?
There is no direct connection from Ballymena to Kendal. However, you can take the train to Lanyon Place, walk to Station Street, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Oxenholme Lake District, walk to Station, then take the bus to The Shakespeare Inn. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ballymena to The Shakespeare Inn via Belfast Great Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Glasgow Central, Oxenholme Lake District, and Station in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Ballymena to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £18–26
- 1st Class
- £35–45
Train from Glasgow Central to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–45
- 1st Class
- £55–70
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £16–20
Train from Carlisle to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–20
- 1st Class
- £27–35
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–17
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £4–6
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £55–80
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £100–150
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £25–35
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £60–90
Train from Carlisle to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £18–26
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £4–7
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Auchinleck to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £21–28
- 1st Class
- £30–50
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from George Street to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Station to The Shakespeare Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 015396 20125
- Website
- westerndalesbus.co.uk
Bus from Station to The Shakespeare Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- http://www.westerndalesbus.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Underpass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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