There are 9 ways to get from Bath to Portpatrick by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Stafford
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
13h 31m£148–305Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
14h 35m£38–80Drive 386.2 mi
- Drive from Bath to Portpatrick386.2 mi
6h 45m£95–137Fly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
8h 40m£64–144Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Glasgow CentralPlymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
13h 49m£86–292Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
16h 55m£43–98Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
8h 10m£72–148Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Southampton Central
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SOU - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
9h 23m£105–332Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
9h 40m£87–221
Bath to Portpatrick by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Portpatrick is to bus which costs £35 - £80 and takes 14h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Portpatrick is to drive which takes 6h 45m and costs £90 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath station to Portpatrick. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Post Office via Bus Station, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station and Port Rodie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
The distance between Bath and Portpatrick is 537 miles. The road distance is 388.4 miles.
The best way to get from Bath to Portpatrick without a car is to train and bus via Stafford which takes 13h 31m and costs £140 - £310.
It takes approximately 13h 31m to get from Bath to Portpatrick, including transfers.
Bath to Portpatrick bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Bath to Portpatrick bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bath to Portpatrick is 388 miles. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Bath to Portpatrick.
There are 192+ hotels available in Portpatrick.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Portpatrick, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Post Office via Bus Station, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Port Rodie in around 14h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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