There are 9 ways to get from Bath to Stranraer by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
10h 41mFly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
6h 57m£58–121Bus
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Stranraer Port Rodiebus 923
14h 53mDrive 382 mi
- Drive from Bath to Stranraercar 382 mi
6h 41m£93–135Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
11h 17m£139–306Train, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Port Rodiebus 500
12h 16mFly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
7h 55m£61–134Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
7h 58m£93–334Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
8h 17m£75–203
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Stranraer is to fly and train which costs £55 - £130 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Stranraer is to drive which takes 6h 41m and costs £90 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath station to Stranraer. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Stranraer Port Rodie via Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Bath to Stranraer. However, there are services departing from Bath Spa and arriving at Stranraer via Bristol Temple Meads, Wolverhampton, Glasgow Central and Ayr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 17m.
The distance between Bath and Stranraer is 406 miles. The road distance is 384.2 miles.
The best way to get from Bath to Stranraer without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Bath to Stranraer, including transfers.
Bath to Stranraer bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bath to Stranraer train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bath to Stranraer is to bus which takes 14h 53m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £130 - £310 and takes 11h 17m.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Stranraer, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Stranraer Port Rodie via Bus Station, Bristol Bus Station, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 14h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bath Spa to Stranraer via Bristol Temple Meads, Wolverhampton, Glasgow Central, and Ayr in around 11h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–65
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wolverhampton to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Whitesands to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Stranraer Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Bath to Stranraer bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Bath to Stranraer train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Wolverhampton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bath to Stranraer is 384 miles. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Bath to Stranraer.
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